Somewhere by Armando Mariño, Robie H. Harris
Published by Candlewick Press on February 8, 2022
ISBN: 1536207357
Pages: 40
Genres: Adventure, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Somewhere is a book about a relationship between father and daughter, with brightly colored illustrations and simple text interspersing Spanish words throughout, it is a story about adventure and independence as well as the familial connection that tethers us to one another. 

The text tries to capture the cadence of a small girl and does so well enough. The pictures are where the book shines, with bright splashes of color and a whimsy in the way the girl encounters the natural world, this would be a fun book to read to someone sitting on the reader’s lap. It is unclear how much of the book is meant to be metaphor versus an actual journey the protagonist went on before returning to her father, but a good story nonetheless. 

Reviewed by Mary Randall, Children’s Librarian, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth