The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Sís, Peter

Robinson

48 pp. | Scholastic | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-73166-9 $17.99

(1) K-3 Peter is ridiculed when he attends a costume party as Robinson Crusoe rather than as a pirate like his friends. Later, asleep at home, Peter sails "in and out of hours" until he arrives at a desert island, where our hero--reminiscent of another picture-book voyager--thrives. Fantasy blurs back into reality as "pirates" become his friends and invite him to play. A visually stunning and empowering tale inspired by Sís's childhood.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2017