Spiky by Ilaria Guarducci (translated by Laura Watkinson). PICTURE BOOK. Amazon Crossing Kids, JUNE 2019. $18. 978-1542040433
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Spiky has been raised to be big and bad and mean. When his spikes fall off he isn’t sure what to do, until a bunny befriends him and shows how to be nice. Then his spikes reappear and Spiky has decide what kind of being he truly wants to be.
The examples of what Spiky does when he is rotten are truly terrifying, so know you’re audience. But the complete story is a true gem that can be read, enjoyed, and discussed, and then read again.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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