I’m a Photon by Dr. Eve M. Vavagiakis, illustrated by Mike Malbrough - OPTIONAL

I’m a Photon by Dr. Eve M. Vavagiakis, illustrated by Mike Malbrough. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. MIT Kids Press (Candlewick), 2025. $19. 9781536228267

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

Meet a photon and hear a tiny bit about its variety and uses.

Do kindergarteners study photons? I’m confused by the audience here..  The rhyming text and cutesy illustrations feel like it is for lower elementary, but the text teaches them very little - then the back matter is dense and complicated. I feel that it is suffering from a case of identity confusion. I feel that Ruth Spiro (https://www.charlesbridge.com/pages/ruth-spiro) does a much better job hitting the right age group with complex science topics.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS