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DiPucchio, Kelly

Poe Won't Go

40 pp. | Disney-Hyperion | October, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4847-9059-5 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Zachariah OHora. Massive elephant Poe is sitting in the middle of Prickly Valley's only road, and he "won't go." The perturbed townspeople encourage Poe to leave, but all attempts fail until a young girl asks him why. It turns out that Poe has been waiting for--and unknowingly sitting on--his friend Moe, a monkey. This humorous, offbeat story's outlandish scenarios are nicely supported by quirky, playful acrylic and pencil illustrations.

Reviewer: Patrick Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2018