I will admit, you had me at Helen Docherty. When I read the description that this was a rhyming bedtime story from the creators of The Snatchabook, that was all I needed to know. This story finds words to rhyme with baboon (not something that happens every day) and works them into a narrative that is funny and heartwarming. The colors are bright and friendly, even in the "big monsoon." The faces of "orange moon" and the other animals as the blue baboon plays out of tune are comically dismayed, as is the baboon's face when the monsoon turns her into a "wet baboon." But with a hot air balloon ride and the discovery of a green baboon who is also out of tune, things eventually work out. A helium balloon with a heart on it slips away from a small cat during the first bassoon performance, but then drifts along through the pages and eventually winds up on the dune with the two baboons - a small symbol of hope and happiness that readers may not notice the first time through the book.
Sure to be read repeatedly and with laughter each time. Perfect for Docherty fans and for those who enjoy rhyming fun at bedtime (or any time). Publication date set for September 6, 2022. I read and advance copy supplied by the publisher for review purposes.
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