Rocco, Hayley. All the Books. John Rocco, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2024. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-51274-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING.
A young chipmunk named Piper loves books and reading, and takes her books everywhere and won’t share them. One day, she and her books are caught in a rainstorm, and she takes shelter in the library, where she learns that she can borrow all the books. This celebration of books and libraries is briskly and smoothly told, making a great readaloud when classes visit the library. The cast of clothes-wearing animals depicted in the delightful illustrations includes raccoons, badgers, moles, rabbits, mice, and other forest creatures. The full-color digitally enhanced watercolor and pencil artwork resembles the world of Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908).
Penny Peck—San José State University, iSchool