REVIEW: IT’S WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE MONTH!

Lots of wildlife creatures visit our yard: Birds, bunnies, foxes, squirrels, racoons, an occasional coyote or skunk, and lots and lots of deer. In honor of this month’s holiday, and as a tribute to a dear author friend who recently passed away suddenly, I highly recommend her newest book:

​TITLE: REINDEER REMAINDERS
AUTHOR: Katey Howes
ILLUSTRATOR: Marie Hermansson
PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks/2024
OPENING LINES:
 A dozen reindeer race to school in early morning light,
each leaping with excitement for the coming Showcase Night.
 “Let’s finish up our projects!”
“Yes!”
They dash across the green.
Deer one through twelve head into class.
But look! What’s this?
THIRTEEN?

As a picture book writer and someone who always liked math, this is one of those stories I read and thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?” But only Katey Howes could pull off taking this brilliant idea, write a story about math concepts like prime numbers and remainders, combine it with themes of friendship, cooperation, and inclusion, add relatable back matter, and then do it in perfect rhyme! Combine that with Marie Hermansson’s sweet illustrations that capture the dreamy quality of a dewy woodland morning and the heartfelt expressions of the thirteen reindeer students, and you have a perfect picture book! Brilliant!
 
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