FICTION

The Blue Forest

by Luke FISCHER
illus. by Stephanie Young & Tim Smith. 48p. Lindisfarne. 2015. Tr $15.95. ISBN 9781584201472.
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Gr 3–5—While meant to be a compendium of bedtime stories, these seven tales serve more as a loosely connected collection of vignettes about the nightly occurrences in an enchanted blue forest. Told using highly descriptive, robust, and stylized language, each vignette complements the accompanying illustration beautifully and tells a short yet detailed story. Rich vocabulary such as mellifluous and traversed pepper the narratives. The dreamlike quality of the illustrations suits the surreal tone of the text, though younger children may have difficulty following the esoteric plot. While this title may struggle as a bedtime favorite, it might be better suited for a study of literary devices such as theme, mood, and tone.
VERDICT An additional purchase; for libraries with a demand for stylized and poetic short stories.
Reviewed by Brittany Staszak, St. Charles Public Library, IL , Sep 01, 2015

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