Award winner-Caldecott Honor-2020
I loved the illustrations in Mama Seeton's Whistle so much that I looked for other books LeUyen Pham illustrated. Ms. Pham is an amazing illustrator. I loved how she created perspective throughout her illustrations. One page I felt like I was in the water, eye level with the on-coming log. On another page, I felt like I was going to fall off the waterfall. Her use of black/white and then color as the story progress was fun to observe. The end pages foretell the story if one looks closely.
Bear leaves his cave. His curiosity causes him to snap off a log and float down the river. Other animals join him on the journey. Friendships form because "bear came along" and "the river".
After the story the author and illustrator each summarize how this story is a metaphor for life.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
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