Wee Sister Strange

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 10, 2018

Review

A whimsical celebration of the power of the bedtime story for the young listener (pre-K - first grade). Campbell's illustrations glow in moonlight-dappled pages and Grant's lyrical text is the right rhythm for reading as the stars come out. Wee Sister Strange owns the night, but has no one to read her a story and tuck her in, so she goes out in search of this magical moment. She finds it at the reader's window, listening to this story. Young readers won't get the meta aspect, but they will sigh with satisfaction as Wee Sister Strange tames the wild night beasts and finds a spot to rest her head after completing her quest and finding that same story that they are listening to. A beautiful book to be added to library collections with a demand for bedtime stories.

Overall Book Score: very good