Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Porcupine Cupid by Jason June and Lori Richmond - ADVISABLE

Porcupine Cupid by Jason June, illustrated by Lori Richmond
PICTURE BOOK McElderry Books (Simon and Schuster), 2020. $18. 9781481481014 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

It's Valentine's Day and the porcupine is all ready. Like cupid's arrow, she uses her quills to poke everyone in the forest, thoroughly irritating them. The angry animals decide to attend a town halls meeting (secretly planned by porcupine) to discuss the poking problem. So, having a common topic to discuss, the animals pair off and find their true loves. Porcupine's plan worked! 

Oh so cute! I loved the poking, and everyone's mad faces. Then, when the couples found each other, they also had matching interests or hobbies. Like the boy leopard had a telescope and the girl leopard a science magazine, the raccoons had a crossword and a dictionary. So clever.

Lisa Librarian

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