FICTION

Balancing Act

by Ellen WALSH

illus. by Ellen Stoll. 32p. S. & S./Little Simon. 2015. Board $7.99. ISBN 9781481420518.

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Toddler-PreS—A pair of mice having fun on a makeshift seesaw (sticks balanced on a stone) are joined by several other animals—a salamander, a frog, and more—throwing off their game. The cut-paper collage animals are charmingly childlike, and the acrylic splatter adds texture. Walsh makes adroit use of the gutter, placing the fulcrum of the seesaw in the center of the page and depicting the animals changing positions as the teeter-totter precariously rises and lowers.

Reviewed by Staff , Jan 01, 2016

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