Surprise! By Caroline Hadilaksono. PICTURE BOOK. Arthur A. Levine (Scholastic), 2018. $18. 9781338139198
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Bear, Raccoon, and Squirrel really want new friends, but they can’t find anyone in their forest that is interested. When a human family comes along, the trio is ready to make a great surprise for their new neighbors – using all the things the family conveniently left around the campsite for food, decorations, and entertainment. Will their new friends like all of their work?
The forest friends are pretty funny! Their well-intentioned antics are reminiscent of awful Mother’s Day breakfast made with little, loving hands. And the opportunity to talk about how to set up a campsite so that woodland creatures really can’t invade and destroy is a happy side-plot.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian
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