Five starred reviews! Named Best Picture Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness "Marvelous mouse-sized mischief for all ages." --Booklist (starred review) From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, "richly imagined" (The Horn Book, starred review) picture book about trust, worry, and loyalty between a father and daughter. Mina and her father live in a hollowed-out tree stump on the edge of a pond on the edge of a forest. Nothing ever bothers Mina, until one day, her father brings home a suspicious surprise from the woods. Should Mina trust her father--or listen to her own instincts?Author: Matthew ForsythePublisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman BooksPublished: 02/15/2022Pages: 68Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.60dISBN: 9781481480413Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.5Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 515019 / MinaReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 60Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2021 - Book Of Special DistinctionPublishers Weekly 11/15/2021Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 83Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 79Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2022Shelf Awareness 11/25/2022BookPage 01/01/2022Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In StyleAbout the AuthorMatthew Forsythe is the author-illustrator of Pokko and the Drum, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is also an illustrator for animated films and television. His credits include Adventure Time, The Midnight Gospel, and Robin Robin, a stop-motion animated musical from Aardman Animations and Netflix. Visit him at ComingUpforAir.net.
