Petra Bartíková

Dec 20, 2024 | slj.com | Petra Bartíková |Kimberly Olson Fakih |Amanda MacGregor |Patricia Ann Morris

. (My First Books of Nature). Oct. 2024. 28p. Tr $15.95. ISBN 9788000072821. COPY ISBN Gr 1-3–In spread after spread, Barikova’s facts about animals and Macurova’s illustrations treat knowledge like gossip, using magazine-style layouts and clipped, expressive language. Speech bubbles from the animals in the scenes add humor, but under the introduction, “How Do Animals Sleep?” is serious information—a bat hangs upside down, a giraffe curls up like the letter C.