Just to See by Morgane de Cadier - ADVISABLE

Just to See by Morgane de Cadier, illustrated by Florian Pigé. PICTURE BOOK. Blue Dot Kids Press, 2022. $19. 9781737603207

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Told in first-person narrative, a little girl with red hair notices something new from her perch in a treehouse. When she investigates she finds a deer with antlers that have never been shed and instead have grown and grown. She asks permission and climbs the antlers to see all sorts of delightful surprises. 

Tall and narrow, the physical formate of this book lends itself well to the vertical sense of climbing high into the air and I enjoyed that reading sensation. I found the illustrations whimsical and engaging the whole way through, but the plot never really formed and left the conclusion feeling very flat. 

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher