Title: In Blossom
Author: Cheon Yooju
Publisher: 17th January 2019 by Quarto Publishing Group - Lincoln Children's Books
Pages: 40 pages
How I Read It: ARC book
Genre: children’s fiction
My Rating: 4 crowns
Synopsis:
One day, a cat and dog meet on a bench. The cat eats her lunch. The dog reads his book. But the sun twinkles, the breeze blows, and there’s something sweet in the air…
This is a beautifully illustrated story of the joys of spring and finding a new friend.
My Thoughts
When I saw the beautiful cover for this book, I was entranced and thought it would be lovely to read. It looked to be a volume of beauty with a sweet tale to compliment.
In this short tale, the illustrations are sublime. Minimalist beauty - sweet and pointed - with expressions captured wonderfully well.
The story itself, whilst endearing, is just too short. I wanted more. A start was made about a sweet encounter one spring day but I feel it’s abrupt ending left me hanging. For children’s literature, a little more dialogue would have been beneficial.
The beauty in the book’s illustrations is a definite winner, however, I just needed more elaboration to go with it.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher and provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The quoted material may have changed in the final release.
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