FICTION

When Sunlight Tiptoes

by Gillian Sze (text) & illus. by Soyeon Kim

Orca. Mar. 2023. 20p. Board $10.95. ISBN 9781459834507.

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PreS-K–A beautiful celebration of morning as a family of three enjoys the energy of the baker sugaring tarts and the light that is opening up the skies. Told in a closed pantoum form (Malayan), the verses almost become circular as phrases echo or harken back to previous pages.

VERDICT Accompanied by soft illustrations that match the morning mood, this is a wonderful way to begin a day with children and set them up to speak to their own beginnings.

Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Mar 01, 2023

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