Heuer, Lourdes. Book of Maps for You, A. Maxwell Eaton III, Illus. Holiday House/Neal Porter, 04/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0823455706. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.
Moving to a new home is nerve-wracking, but what if you found a handmade book of maps left just for you? While the identity of the narrator and mapmaker remains a mystery, they have drawn out detailed maps of their neighborhood including a haunted house, the little farm, school, library, main street, and home. The maps vary in perspective with some being an overhead view, and others a side view. Each map is drawn in a bright, colorful, cartoon-like style, inviting the reader to examine each detail and read the interesting facts. One is even a maze. This is an engaging and welcoming book to help ease a child’s nervousness about moving to a new home and also inspire readers to make maps of their own neighborhood, whether it’s new or old. Review based on an ARC.
Alva Fong— San José State University, iSchool Student