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Archer, Micha

Wind Watchers

32 pp. | Penguin/Paulsen | March, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9780593616550 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780593616567 $10.99
(2) PS Three children experience the invisible power of the wind over the course of a year. The children -- eyes upward, dark hair flowing against an expansive blue sky -- begin with a direct question to Wind itself: "How will you blow today?" Each subsequent full-bleed, double-page spread provides an answer. In the spring, text nestles in the negative space between a tree's pink-flowered branches as Wind provides a light "puff at the petals." In summer, the children lounge on a dock under a willow tree, waiting for Wind to bring the relief of a breeze on a sweltering day. Later, Wind stirs up storms. "Sometimes I like to be WILD!" it says, chasing the children indoors. The lyrical, poetic language is easy to read aloud, and thoughtful positioning of text on the page creates a sense of cohesion with each image. Archer's masterful use of acrylic ink and paper art showcases a variety of techniques, compositions, and perspectives. From the glittering depth of collaged streaming rain to the textured, sleepy haze of a darkened bedroom, each page-turn inspires the same wonder Archer depicts in the faces of her three awestruck subjects.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2025

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