FICTION

May I Come In?

by Marsha Diane ARNOLD
May I Come In? illus. by Jennie Poh. 32p. Sleeping Bear. Feb. 2018. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978–1585363940.
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PreS-Gr 1—Afraid to be home alone during a storm, Raccoon sets out to find a friend to stay with. Turns out that the homes of Possum, Quail, and Woodchuck are too small to share. Cold and dejected, Raccoon makes one last stop at Rabbit's house where he is certain that the large rabbit family will have no room to spare. However, Rabbit invites him in, explaining, "There's always room for a good friend." In fact, when Possum, Quail, and Woodchuck show up looking for company in the storm, Rabbit has space for them as well and all the friends ride out the storm together. The artwork is bright and inviting. Even the scenes where it is dark and Raccoon is afraid are not scary. While the story's motif is not new, it is one that will would work well for storytimes about friendship.
VERDICT A solid general purchase for school and public libraries.
Reviewed by Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA , Feb 01, 2018

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