Silli's Sheep by Louis Thomas, Tiffany Stone
Published by Schwartz & Wade Books on August 4, 2020
ISBN: 1984848526
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Silli lives in a meadow, which is great when the weather is nice. When a cold gust of wind blows in one day, Silli decides he needs sheep to make wool to help keep him warm. He searches far and wide for sheep, and he finally finds some. They’re not interested in moving to where Silli lives (spoiler alert: the sheep are actually rocks), so he carries them to his mountain top home. He soon realizes he needs more and more sheep to make a circle around him to keep him warm.

I can’t quite grasp the purpose of this story. The illustrations are fun and colorful, but the story feels forced. It isn’t terribly funny, doesn’t carry any major philosophical life message, and just feels strange. There are certainly better picture books out there. Recommended for readers 3 and up.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME