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Beckmeyer, Drew

The Long Island

64 pp. | Chronicle | April, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4521-5485-5 $17.99
(4) K-3 Rendered as solid-color silhouettes, several people consider how to get across an island ("'We could go over it.' / 'Like with a bridge?' 'No. Like with a slide'"). Diligent illustrations show their attempts, which ultimately result in an overdeveloped and overpopulated former oasis. This parable's crayon art gives the book a child-friendly look, but the depersonalized characterizations are a distancing device.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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