Iced Out by CK Smouha, illustrated by Isabella Bunnell. PICTURE BOOK. Cicada Books, 2019. $17. 9781908714626
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
In a class full of seals, Wilfred Walrus and Neville Narwhal feel left out. They struggle to fit in until Betty Beluga moves in and the three of them make their own fun in the class.
The illustrations are cute and the thick matte paper of this book is stylish, but they story never built to anything meaningful. The three friends never made friends with the others and it wasn’t clear what bonded them beyond just being different than the others.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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