Noah, Trevor. Into the Uncut Grass. Sabina Hahn, Illus. One World, 10/2024. [128]pp. Fiction. Trade $26.00. 978-0-5937-2996-0. GRADES 2–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
In comedian and former Daily Show television host Trevor Noah’s first children’s book, an unnamed boy and his teddy bear go on an adventure. The boy is frustrated at his mother’s constant nagging to make his bed, brush his teeth, and do other chores, so the duo runs off to the nearby “uncut grass” where they meet a gnome, encounter two talking snails, and see other unique things. Set down in four chapters, each spread contains a paragraph of text facing a watercolor illustration. Both the book design and the story will appeal to those reading short chapter books. The artwork adds charm and depicts the boy with dark curly hair and light brown skin. The story is similar to Milne’s Winnie the Pooh characters and setting and would make a great family readaloud.
Penny Peck—San José State University iSchool