Before I leave

Reviewed by: Joanne Libby - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 7, 2016

Review

This is the story of a little hedgehog who finds out that she and her family are moving. She is not happy about it because she doesn't want to leave her best friend. Before she leaves she plays with her friend one last time. When we see her at her new home we find she has many reminders of the friend she left behind and they continue to keep in touch. This is a very sweet story and the illustrations are beautiful. There is much detail in the illustrations so that a parent and child could linger and find many things of interest. The topic of moving is written appropriately for a child of 3-6 years old.

Overall Book Score: excellent