Find My Family (Waffles + Mochi) by Golden Books, Mei Nakamura
Published by Golden Books on May 3, 2022
ISBN: 0593483332
Pages: 24
Genres: Adventure
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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This Little Golden Book is based on a TV show with the same name. The characters are a ball of mochi and a monster with waffles for ears. This is confusing as one character looks like their name and the other doesn’t at all. In this book, the characters go on an adventure to see where Mochi is from and learn about rice and how mochi is made. Waffles starts feeling left out when Mochi meets other mochi and feels connected like a family. But Mochi soon realizes that families are all different  and that Waffles is part of his family too. The bright illustrations will capture the reader’s attention as they learn about family trees and ancestry. This book would be appropriate for grades K-2 but isn’t a must-have for your shelves. 

Reviewed by Erin Scott, MSAD75, Woodside