This essential purchase will spark interest in classical mythology and encourage readers to reach out to others in times of stress. Like Hercules, they don’t have to carry the sky by themselves.
Consider other alternatives for board books about the festival, such as Eliot and Chau’s Lunar New Year, DK’s Baby’s First Chinese New Year, or Katz’s My First Chinese New Year.
This page-turning print continuation of the blockbuster webcomic will fly off the shelves. Buy extra copies of both books, as readers will need to read them in order.
Laxton and Peterson create a chilling and faithful adaptation of Hahn’s original novel, with creepy imagery, an eerie blue and purple palette, and solid pacing between dialogue and omniscient narration. Characters are realistically human and present as white.