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Olien, Jessica
3 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Karl "talks too much" (according to Hazel) and Hazel "is mean" and doesn't talk enough (according to Karl). When the unlikely polar bear duo ends up adrift on a melting ice floe together, they have no choice but to get closer and they eventually become friends. Bright, full-bleed illustrations enliven the spare, predictable text. Information about preserving the Arctic is appended. Websites.
Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum
(3)
K-3
A pink cartoon blobfish offers commentary ("Wow! So pretty!") on stunning color photos of various deep-sea creatures. It also bemoans the lack of blobfish representation--until the much-anticipated blobfish spread, which declares: "the blobfish was once voted the world's ugliest animal." The other animals must do damage control. This amusing story comes with a side order of information. Additional facts appended. Reading list.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(4)
K-3
A city-slicker shark fantasizes about becoming a detective; when he spots a flyer advertising a missing kitty, he sees his chance to prove his investigative chops. It's all a bit blithe, but the chunky, blunt art has allure, and the story's matter-of-factness--besides the hotel-dwelling shark, there's a single-dad-headed family that ultimately adopts him--is an unarticulated plug for open-mindedness.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
3 reviews
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