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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2015 | Preschool to Grade 4
PreS-Gr 1—Zig, a small blue creature, rather Shrek-like in appearance, lives alone in a tree. One rainy day, he spies a red umbrella floating by, grabs it, and goes on an adventure. Landing in a landscape populated by strange plants, Zig spots a weeping yellow bird. When it flies off, Zig follows it, using his umbrella as a boat, an assist for c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2015
Small Zig, a creature with pale blue skin and ears on stalks, looks out the curtained window of a house that seems to be inside a blue tree shaped like a lollipop. The tree is isolated in a blue and black landscape, and rain is pelting down. A bright red umbrella comes floating by; Zig grabs it, and they go flying along. “Whoosh! Whee…Where am I going?” The story is told almost wordlessly, through a sequence of illustrations on each double-page spread, sometimes enclose...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Pale-blue creature Zig grabs a red umbrella as it floats by his isolated tree home, then flies across nearly wordless spreads. After Z...Log In or Sign Up to Read More