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Vacation

136 pp. | Enchanted Lion | March, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-246-6 $24.95

(2) K-3 In this surreal, wordless summertime story, a young girl explores outdoors until her grandfather calls her inside. They walk to the train station to meet a small, sailor-hat-wearing elephant, who brings stress and disharmony. After the elephant departs, the girl returns to exploring nature--but not before a final moment of surprise. Lush colors and screenprint patterns radiate from the roughly textured pages, creating an open-ended, dreamlike reading experience.

Reviewer: Elisa Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2018