The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Nakawaki, Hatsue

Wait! Wait!

24 pp. | Enchanted Lion | July, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-138-4 $14.95

(2) PS Translated by Yuki Kaneko. Illustrated by Komako Sakai. A toddler persists in trying to connect with others in her low-to-the-ground world. She approaches a butterfly, but it flutters away; two snoozing cats vamoose. Despite her repeated pleas ("Wait! Wait!"), the little girl can't catch up--but her father swoops her onto his shoulders for an adventure. Minimalist double-page-spread illustrations capture the characteristics of a curious young child.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013