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Starred Review on May 1, 2015 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2—This unique and elegant wordless adventure follows a timid boy's foray into a crowded public pool. Due to the crash of humanity cramming the water with their comical bulk and myriad of blow-up gear, the goggled hero dives deep and discovers a female counterpart, who leads him to a forest of fantastic aquatic creatures and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2015
An inviting jacket pulls readers into this quietly engrossing wordless book. The title appears on the cover in clean sans serif type, its double letter Os echoed in the illustration below: a pair of perfectly round (think John Lennon) swim goggles on the perfectly round head of a young swimmer. (The otherworldly fishlike creatures emerging from the boy’s lenses tell readers to expect something more exciting than a swim lesson.) The story begins as the boy approaches a pristine and empty pool -- only to hav...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In this quietly engrossing wordless book, a boy dives into a pool--neatly swimming below a disagreeable mass of grownups bobbing...Log In or Sign Up to Read More