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Ho, Joanna , Pritchard, Caroline Kusin

The Day the Books Disappeared

40 pp. | Disney-Hyperion | July, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9781368110655 $18.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Dan Santat. Arnold enjoys reading about airplanes and becomes upset that his friends like reading about other topics. He begins plotting to make them see things his way. With that, his friend’s book about tomatoes disappears. Eventually, all of the books, including his own, disappear in a similar fashion until he realizes the error of his ways. Detailed ink and digital illustrations add humor. The message against book banning is laudable but can be somewhat heavy handed; the situation itself and some wordplay ("I wish I could can all the tomato books") add levity.
Reviewer: Marva Anne Hinton

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