The Storm

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 7, 2016

Review

Miyakoshi's first book, published in Japan in 2009 and translated into English for the first time in 2016, is a striking story about a child's disappointment at the coming storm threatening a promised trip to the beach. With her signature charcoal drawings filling the page with stunning detail (see also The Tea Party in the Woods), Miyakoshi captures the sadness of the child, the power of the storm, and then the joy, with a surprising pop of color, of a clear morning after the storm has passed on. A wonderful read-aloud on a gray, rainy day.

Overall Book Score: very good