Buchet, Nelly. Weather Keeper, The. Elizabeth Haidle, Illus. Enchanted Lion, 09/2026. [30]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-59270-495-8. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL.
See what it is like being a weather keeper: a person who lives far to the north, away from everyone, keeping track of and reporting on the weather? Sparse text narrates what this life is like, and how it is better than life in the city, before revealing that the narrator is training with the weather keeper, her mother, to also watch the weather. Sparse, simple illustrations incorporate simple colors with the mood, and weather features in the lyrical text. The few people shown are drawn with few details, but appear to be white. Includes a three-page spread of the Northern Lights that unfolds to show how beautiful it can be living away from everyone.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library