The Quicksand Book by Tomie dePaola. PICTURE BOOK. Holiday House, 2019. $18. 9780823442379
ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
A young girl is sinking in sand while her friend explains all about quicksand. Each page she sinks deeper, while he goes into more and more detail about the sand. Finally he gives her a hard time for not being more careful and pulls her out, only to fall in himself.
Originally published in 1977, this is a classic. My kids thought this was a funny book and were engaged the whole time. I don’t really love the power play between the two characters nor the limited color palette in the illustrations, but I can see the charm in this story and learning about quicksand.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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