Predator and Prey by Susannah Buhrman-Deever - NO

Predator and Prey by Susannah Buhrman-Deever, 23 pages. Candlewick Studio, 2019. $19.

Language: G (0 swears) Content G: Violence: G; 

BUYING ADVISORY: NOT RECOMMENDED

AUDIENCE APPEAL: PRE-K; K-3; EL - LOW; 

Predators and prey are in a battle for survival with one needing to eat and the other wanting to live. Both have on goal, to survive and raise young. Weapons are teeth and claws. Defenses are speed and strength. But also trickery, voices, and costuming. 

This picture book has beautiful illustrations that beg for more excitement from the story. When I start reading it, the poetry is not interesting or exciting or written for children. It is largely a picture book for those who already know about animals and their need to feed on prey. It feels like the idea was hit upon and then lost in the information. 

Clara Pickett