The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Alexander, Kwame

Surf's Up

32 pp. | North-South | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7358-4220-5 $17.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Daniel Miyares. "SURF'S UP, BRO!" calls a surfer-dude frog. "Not yet, Dude," responds his bookworm buddy. While Dude and Bro (still with nose in book) make their way to the beach, Bro reveals tantalizing Moby-Dick plot points that pique Dude's interest. Miyares's highly pigmented illustrations and Alexander's snappy, spare text (all in dialogue) create a high-energy tribute to the power of a good book.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2016