Olaf’s Journey: A Light-Up Board Book by Brooke Vitale - ESSENTIAL

Vitale, Brooke.  Olaf’s Journey: A Light-Up Board Book, illustrated by Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay.  Disney Press, 2017.  $12.99.  Content: G.  BOARD BOOK.

Olaf and Sven go out to find a holiday tradition.  They fill up Sven’s sleigh with traditions from the villagers, but it flies off of a cliff and explodes.  They get lost in the woods, but see lights and follow them to Anna and Elsa.  They hang lanterns on Elsa’s ice-tree to celebrate the holiday.

Each page of the board book has REAL twinkle lights!  They are used for windows, explosions, wolf eyes, search lanterns, and finally to decorate the tree.  The illustrations are recognizably from Frozen the movie franchise, but with a charming stylistic edge that makes them feel fresh and original.  Children will be drawn to this book, even after the holidays.    

Pre-K, ESSENTIAL.  Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.