The Coast is Clear – Picture Book Review
It’s been a while since I explored a story via a mirror poem. Nice nostalgia! The sounds were so relaxing to listen to, too.
It’s been a while since I explored a story via a mirror poem. Nice nostalgia! The sounds were so relaxing to listen to, too.
Great introduction(s). Loud and performative like Tsubame, and poetic like Akutsu. And very wholesome!
Happy Lunar New Year for asian folks, and everyone else who celebrates! In the chinese zodiac, 2026 is the year of the fire horse, so …:
I like how each object had its own story to tell – for example, a dining table told me how it loves Saturday because of many visitors.
However, this chapter doesn’t delve much into ADHD and could ‘just’ be a restless/hyperactive child, nervous about its first day of school.
The blurb promised a little too much. But the illustrations and art style are really wonderful, drawn with love.
Wonderfully sweet illustrations. I also like the “fascinating facts” list at the end of the book. Didn’t know that stingrays have something in common with bees!
It started off real good. A bit cliché but the art is wonderful enough, as well as the magic system and of course the opening with: “The Words”.
“What’s the point?”
Started very unexpected, but delivered the melancholy I hoped for well.