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Scanlon, Liz Garton

Would You Come Too?

40 pp. | Simon/Beach Lane | April, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-5206-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-5207-7 $10.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Diana Sudyka. "If we were walls, we'd have windows, and we'd throw them open wide." A child with brown hair and dark skin invites a red-haired, light-skinned friend to come outside to play; together, the two immerse themselves in the natural world and in their imaginations. They begin at a backyard pond ("If we were a pond, we'd lap in the breeze") before venturing to the banks of a stream ("If we were a bank, we'd be muddy") and building a nest near a tree ("If we were eggs, we'd be safe there"). Sudyka's (How to Find a Bird, rev. 7/20; Dear Treefrog, rev. 5/21) digitally finished watercolor gouache illustrations are full of movement and soothing rounded shapes. The pictures--with swirls of blue water and creatively rendered creatures--interpret Scanlon's (One Dark Bird, rev. 7/19) poetic verse beautifully, blending fantasy and awe. Three more friends join in the play, and the text directly addresses readers: "Would you come too, if we asked you--would you run all the way to the sea?" Finally, when "the day turn[s] to darkness," the journey ends back where it started--at home. An irresistible invitation to readers to take in nature and all the world has to offer.
Reviewer: Grace McKinney | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2022

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