Bondi and Poppy Help Heal the Planet, by Judith Proffer (Juju Press, 2022, $18.59 hardcover, 32pp) Reviewed by Skye Anderson.
"Meet Bondi and Poppy, Each as cute as a bug. He likes to snuggle and she likes to hug."
So begins the teaching adventure of two friends from two far parts of the world who meet in the middle to show us how to be mindful of our home, Planet Earth. Bondi is from Australia and Poppy is from California (an appropriate name since the poppy is the state flower of California). We also learn about Hawaii, the friends' meeting place.
We love this book with simply the most creative and comforting watercolor illustrations, like a people-tree made of handprints (but if you read too fast, you will miss this). The final two pages show maps of Australia and California with many of their special symbols: coral and kangaroo, the Golden Gate bridge, Yosemite, oranges and redwoods, grapes and cacti and palm trees, too. Perhaps the young reader has even been to California - or lives there.
Can you find the treehouse? Twice? We spied the recycle symbol in at least two different places which sparks family conversations and since every day is Earth Day, let's cuddle the planet, too!
Also by Judith, a story about the Pandemic and how kids helped:
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