NONFICTION

In the Pond

by Will Millard (text) & illus. by Rachel Qiuqi
Magic Cat. (Magic Flaps). Mar. 2023. 10p. Board $12.99. ISBN 9781419765933.
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Toddler-PreS–A kingfisher dives for fish, and a stickleback senses an attack and swims out of her nest. A tadpole abruptly grows four feet. A lot happens in the pond, and that’s wonderful, but this board book will confuse children into believing it’s all happening right now, in one day.
VERDICT Not essential, and why take such care with facts only to make mush of them later?
Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Feb 17, 2023
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