BOOK REVIEW: IT’S INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP MONTH!

​…and I’ve got an adorable picture book to recommend commemorating this holiday.

​TITLE: LOVE FINDS A WAY
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Vern Kousky
PUBLISHER: Roaring Brook Press/2025
OPENING LINES:
Oscar always worried that one day love would find him.
He could feel it out there, somewhere in the forest,
waiting for the perfect moment to pounce.
There had to be some way to keep love away.
Oscar tried one thing
after another
until at last, he knew the answer…
He would get a ferocious guard dog.

A bird named Oscar is determined to keep love away. He tries everything he can think of, but some squirrels are determined to share their affection with him. That’s when he comes up with a brilliant plan – get a ferocious guard dog named Brutus. Oscar’s plan works, but does he really want to keep love away after all? This book is cute and clever, filled with adorably illustrated woodland creatures, gentle humor, and lots of heart.
 
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