I Am Stuck by Julia Mills
Published by Clarion Books on September 26, 2023
ISBN: 0358695333
Genres: Animals
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Poor Turtle is stuck on his back.  His friends offer suggestions to help get him unstuck, but they don’t work.  Finally Possum comes around and just lays with him and they talk.  Even through a big rain storm, Possum doesn’t leave.  Possum eventually says something Turtle finds funny and they both laugh so hard Turtle flips over.  Turtle realizes being stuck isn’t so bad if you aren’t alone.  Backmatter includes three kid-friendly suggestions to try when they are feeling stuck.  Kids will enjoy the simple, amusing illustrations.  Most pages have a white background, which allows the few pages with a darker background to have a big impact.  The message in this book is similar to Rabbit Listened and Grumpy Monkey, but this book has a lot less text and would be appropriate for younger audiences.

 

Reviewed by Lindsay Varnum, Orono Public Library