Independent Reading Level: 1st - 4th grade.

5/5

Independent Reading Level: k-3
Awards: New York Times 2021 Best Children's Book ( )

A book highlighting a single dad is a rarity. A family that struggles for so many reasons (temper tantrums, missing a seemingly deceased mother, a parent who remembers his children as babies) these are complex issues within this book. For that reason, I do not see children loving it. It is a book that requires explanation to the audience.

But once again, the illustrations are the impactful medium. Making it, in my opinion, another book that I could see on Caldecott shortlists. ( )