FICTION

Little Green Donkey

by Anuska Allepuz (text) & illus. by Anuska Allepuz
Candlewick. Jul. 2020. 32p. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781536209372.
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PreS–It’s fragrant, delicious, and irresistible, and the little gray-brown donkey eats so much of the grass he loves that he soon turns green. That’s where preschoolers will howl for the first time. His misguided but funny attempts to hide himself—rolling in the mud and covering his body with leaves—fail. Next, with the encouragement of his mother, the little donkey tries a range of foods including oranges, watermelon, apples, and grapes. The next moment of delight comes when the donkey discovers a passion for carrots—and turns orange. Like Eric Carle’s A Very Hungry Caterpillar, this book will have a rapt and ready audience.
VERDICT Allepuz’s text and illustrations combine to highlight the sweet ridiculousness of embracing one choice to the exclusion of others.
Reviewed by Alpha DeLap, St. Thomas Sch., Medina, WA , Jun 12, 2020

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