Seven Ways Through the Woods by Devin Elle Kurtz, Jenn Reese
Published by Greenwillow Books on September 16, 2025
ISBN: 0063356260
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Magical Realism
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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When the forest beckons, pick your path trhough the woods. You can stick to the path. Or ride a griffin, take a sprite tunnel, or ride the river on the backs of crystal serpents. Or take Way 7 and stray off the path and don’t go through the woods at all. There are many metaphors here, but the youngest child will simply enjoy the magic of the luminous illustrations. Reese’s second-person prose is playful and invites curious readers to step off the path. Different ages will get different meanings from this book…but all will enjoy the amazing illustrations.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library