Ice

K-Gr 6—As they sit around a table looking at a globe, with empty glasses in front of them, the adventuresome pigs solve the problem of hot weather and warm drinks. They cleverly plan and execute a voyage in a flying ship to bring an iceberg to their sun-drenched island. The ice serves many purposes as it gets smaller and smaller, from a swimming pool to providing a cool breeze from a fan, to ice cubes in glasses as they sit around the same table at the end. As always, the story is told entirely through detailed etchings. The wordless format gives readers the opportunity to see the plot while focusing on small details that make the story new with each reading. The familiar long, narrowly proportioned pages move the eye from left to right and on to the next page. Geisert's intricate style lends itself well to depicting the pigs' mechanical creativity, working like a blueprint. As always, the pictorial work will appeal to a wide age range. This book can be enjoyed alone or shared in a side-by-side setting.—Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH