Why Are We Afraid? by Fran Pintadera, Ana Sender
Published by Kids Can Press on June 6, 2023
ISBN: 1525311298
Pages: 34
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
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Originally written in Spanish, Why Are We Afraid? tells the story of a power outage and a young boy named Henry asking his dad to answer the question of the book title. This book launches into a very abstract and metaphorical discussion of fear, with illustrations that are simultaneously gorgeous and frightening while the end includes a more straightforward informational section about the history of fear. Overall, it is unclear who this book is for; it is in picture book format but seems more suitable for an older crowd than would normally read picture books. It could still be a book worth adding to a collection, but it may be a bit alarming for the younger crowd.

Reviewed by Mary Randall, Patten Free Library