I held you close so you were warm.” Teen author Marr ( Made for You, 2014, etc.) uses playful yet comforting language in her picture-book debut. “When I met you, you were small and trembling, and I thought you might be a little bunny. Boldly outlined, simple graphics in saturated pastel colors characterize the series look.Ī mother’s observations of her new baby lead to a series of sweet comparisons to various animals. In the simultaneously publishing Spookie, a small bat loves flying but not when it is wet and stormy when it encounters a small owl also hiding from the storm they keep each other company, and when the storm is over they fly out together. The introduction of onomatopoeia (“Splish-splash, squiggle-squirm!”) adds a little sonic interest. There’s no questioning that it’s sweet, but as stories go, it’s pretty thin. Finally, near “a pretty pink rock” is the perfect place, and the other creatures it had previously encountered join Tecka and they swim together. As Tecka looks for a good place to swim, it finds that “up near the clear blue sky” is too high to jump “down below by the soft sand” the seagrass tickles and “right in the middle,” a jellyfish stings (and then apologizes). Tecka is a cute lavender baby octopus with purple spots. In this new entry in the resurrected Simply Small series, a baby octopus tries to find a good place to swim, but the sea is so big.
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