As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
32 pp.
| Clarion |
June, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-68462-8$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Priscilla Burris.
Hazel awaits Edgar's first word, eager for him to respond to the stories she reads to him. But Edgar turns out to be a "no-saying grump"--until his surprising, satisfying second word. Exuberant gestures and facial details in action-filled digital illustrations accentuate Hazel's refreshingly persistent enthusiasm for her baby brother, albeit occasionally in contrast to textual descriptions of Hazel's frustration.