King & Kayla

King & Kayla and the Case of the Escape Artist (#11)

"Butler’s “King and Kayla” series features short chapters, easy language, simple digitally colored illustrations, and a fast-moving plot where young readers can practice their mystery-solving skills. This series will appeal to young dog-lovers and detective-story fans alike."

School Library Journal

The Buddy Files

Middle Grade

Rabbit, Rabbit

"The girls tenderly share their innermost selves with one another in conversational text message threads that deftly and realistically explore themes of sexuality, abortion, race, and identity with a light touch... Relatable, age-appropriate, and more important now than ever."

Kirkus

"This upper middle-grade novel is bold, sensitive, age-appropriate, and spotlights the necessity of compassion, curiosity, and openness."

Shelf Awareness

"...offers readers excellent opportunities for debate and meaningful discussion on a wide variety of topics, particularly in a classroom setting. Ultimately, the story’s message to respectfully communicate and be open-minded regardless of one’s personal beliefs is a lesson worth learning."

Booklist

"Alice and Bee tackle heavy topics with care, respect, and persistence—while their discussions about abortion, sexuality, race, and religion can be prickly and difficult, the cousins always loop back to patience and honesty. Their meaningful connection, forged through affection, grief, and a determination to be a better model of family than their own mothers were, evolves authentically, and their friendship is one that readers will likely become deeply invested in."

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books