FICTION

Mina's White Canvas

by Hyeon-Ju LEE
illus. by Hyeon-Ju Lee. 38p. Peter Pauper. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781441318268.
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PreS-Gr 1—In her debut picture book, Lee tells the story of a girl named Mina, who is looking to brighten her world on a cold and gray day. The child, with the help of her imagination and a crayon, begins to draw an adventure within a snowy, frozen forest. On her journey she meets all kinds of new friends. A few of those friends include a grandfather woodpecker stuck in a treetop, a bear who needs help getting out of his cave after hibernating all winter, a little frog in need of some warm socks, and a sad, lost bunny who blends into the snow. This is a cute and endearing tale reminiscent of Crockett Johnson's classic Harold and the Purple Crayon, though not quite as memorable. Illustrations are large and linear, done in soft, cool colors depicting the vivid, frigid landscape.
VERDICT Young children will delight in all the fun Mina has with her friends. An additional purchase, best used one-on-one.
Reviewed by Megan McGinnis, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY
One gray day, young Mina uses her crayon to draw snowflakes in the sky. They fall, creating a snow-capped natural world to explore. Her crayon also assists various animals (e.g., a bear stuck in a cave needs a door). The book lacks the impact of its obvious antecedent, Harold and the Purple Crayon, but the wintry scenes dazzle in their large format.
 , Oct 01, 2015

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