Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor
ISBN: 0063275562
Genres: Animals, Humor
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Much as he did with Mel Fell and The Better Bone, Tabor plays with book orientation. Ursula is a happy pink catfish who enjoys her life eating bugs, until she is asked one day why she swims upside down. This query causes her to doubt herself and if she might be in the wrong. Readers are instructed to flip the book upside down. Ursula is not happy until she has a conversation with a bat that, of course, is hanging upside down. She is overjoyed to meet another creature who lives life unconventionally aligned. And, “just like that,” Ursula’s world—and the book—flips again. Food for thought for youngsters. Bubbly watercolors in tones of aqua and teal create an inviting watery world. An author’s note discusses the real-life upside-down catfish, found in the Congo River basin. An enjoyable readaloud for ages 4-7. Beginning readers will be tickled by the unorthodox book orientation.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library