We Might See

March 1, 2023
What does a child observe and experience in a day? With brief, rhyming text and labeled illustrations, this picture book is jam-packed with detail. Each spread takes on a different topic, like what readers might see on a walk, in the water, or in the sky. Some of the descriptive labels apply literally--a plant, a bunny, a bird. Others are more abstract--the word luck is placed near a penny and a four-leaf clover; the word thief, near a sneaky squirrel. The pages are set against a solid black background, giving the colorful items a neon, glowing effect. At the start, a little white adult-child mouse pair can be seen scurrying off the page. They appear throughout, flying in the sky on one page; on the spread devoted to the water, the little one even appears to grow a mermaidlike tail. At the end, home once again, the parent mouse tucks the little one into bed. The mice's activities, which may not be obvious to readers at first, add an enchanting Where's Waldo? effect. Little ones will enjoy lingering with every reread, finding new details. The book is grounded in a child's perspective, centering on things that will interest them--noticing things on the ground, looking at how small things look in the sky, and replaying a busy day's events in dreams. (This book was reviewed digitally.) A vivid, child's-eye view of the world. (Picture book. 2-5)

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