Sunday, January 20, 2019

Isle of You by David LaRochelle - ESSENTIAL

Isle of You by David LaRochelle illustrated by Jaime Kim PICTURE BOOK Candlewick Press, 2018. $17. 076369116X 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Have you had a hard day? Are you sad? Angry? Lonely? Then you need to come to the Isle of You! First of all, you don't get to take any of your worries with you - drop them in a basket before you sail over, then do whatever you like because the choice is yours. You can come back whenever you want to the Isle of you. 

I can't believe I didn't see the ending coming! No spoiler here, but I will tell you this is the perfect bedtime story for a child who has had a bad day. The watercolor illustrations are calm and inviting; the animal friends are cute and playful - a great lesson in mindfulness and well being.

Lisa Librarian

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