"Marvelous mouse-sized mischief for all ages." --Booklist (starred review) From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, "richly imagined" (The Horn Book, starred review) picture book about trust, worry, and loyalty between a father and daughter. Mina and her father live in a hollowed-out tree stump on the edge of a pond on the edge of a forest. Nothing ever bothers Mina, until one day, her father brings home a suspicious surprise from the woods. Should Mina trust her father--or listen to her own instincts?
Author: Matthew Forsythe
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 02/15/2022
Pages: 68
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781481480413
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2021 - Book Of Special Distinction
Publishers Weekly 11/15/2021
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 83
Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 79
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2022
Shelf Awareness 02/22/2022
Author: Matthew Forsythe
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 02/15/2022
Pages: 68
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781481480413
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2021 - Book Of Special Distinction
Publishers Weekly 11/15/2021
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 83
Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 79
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2022
Shelf Awareness 02/22/2022
About the Author
Matthew Forsythe is the author-illustrator of Pokko and the Drum, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is also an illustrator for animated films and television. His credits include Adventure Time, The Midnight Gospel, and Robin Robin, a stop-motion animated musical from Aardman Animations and Netflix. Visit him at ComingUpforAir.net.