Friday, January 19, 2024

The Wilderness by Steve McCarthy - ESSENTIAL

The Wilderness written and illustrated by Steve McCarthy.  PICTURE BOOK.  Candlewick Press, 2023.  $18.  9781536231373

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Oktober Vasylenko is a bit of an outlier in his adventurous family. While they love exploring the outdoors, Oktober prefers to be inside, exploring the pages of a book. One day the Vasylenko family goes on an outing together and Oktober gets lost. Will Oktober make it home ok?

A bookish little dude who would rather read than go outside? Me too. The Wilderness is so beautifully illustrated. The author & illustrator worked on the animated movie Song of the Sea and this book gave me a lot of the same vibes. It’s such a sweet story of finding wonder and awe in places or things that you might be scared of.

Reviewer: Kiera Beddes, #bookswithbeddes

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