The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Stein, Joshua David

Brick: Who Found Herself in Architecture

40 pp. | Phaidon | June, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7148-7631-3 $16.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Julia Rothman. A young stick-limbed brick travels the globe to "find her place in the world." While she loves the brick buildings she sees (Moscow's Saint Basil's Cathedral, the Great Wall of China, etc., each elaborated on in the back matter), she ultimately realizes that her destiny lies (literally) underfoot. It's an edifying parable, and Rothman creates an impressive architectural wonderland with her limited black, gray, and red palette.

Reviewer: Nell Beram