Sher, Emil Away,
illustrated by Qin Leng. PICTURE
BOOK. Groundwood Books, 2017. $19.
A busy little girl
and her mother communicate through love and post-it notes. The little girl is anxious about going to
sleepaway camp. Then a visit from her grandmother reveals something
about her mother’s own history with camp – a little something that gives her
the courage to go and build her own memories.
Leng’s watercolor illustrations
are a fitting compliment to Sher’s sparse, but telling narrative. A great book to explore and teach a child to
look as carefully at the pictures to understand the full meaning of the
text. A nice sideways step from wordless
picture books.
Pre-K, EL (K-3) –
ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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