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Reviewed on February 1, 2019 | XpressRevWebOnly
Gr 1–3—Despite the subtitle, this picture book isn't overtly didactic: its simple text is journal-like. Engaging soft color and line images in a naive, unfussy style illustrate the life of a happy family (parents, grandparents, two sons, cat, dog) in a village abutting a bamboo forest, somewhere—no maps or specific mention is made—in China. Each successive season evokes something to be made from ba...Log In or Sign Up to Read More