Labyrinths and Mazes by Finn Dean, Silke Vry
Published by Prestel Junior on September 14, 2021
ISBN: 3791374745
Pages: 96
Genres: Non-Fiction
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
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This ambitious book lost me immediately. I was so excited to start this because I love labyrinths and mazes (and Minotaurs!), but the entire first section read more like a child’s self help book and I was confused about where it was going and why it was going that way. I think there is a lot of excellent material here; there are interesting ways to think about labyrinths and mazes and apply them to our lives. The scope of it, though, could have benefited from a different organizational structure and maybe some editing. Every page has a new direction and while a lot of the information is useful, it all came across as frantic to me.  This is not a must-have but some kids are fascinated by mazes and it might be worth it to have it for them.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Patten Free Library, Bath