Title:

The Little Island

Author:

Margaret Wise Brown (Under the pen name Golden MacDonald)

Illustrator:

Leonard Weisgard

Where I Shelve it:

Margret Wise Brown

Fiction/Non-Fiction?

Fiction

Review:

This is such a beautiful, gentle book about the changing of the seasons on a little island. A kitten comes on a picnic and challenges the island about being small, to which the island replies that it’s a part of the world and a world all its own. It’s a light and beautifully illustrated book. A great way to talk about the changing seasons and also about taking things on faith. I feel like the lines about the world being connected veer a little obscure, but easy to bring back with the reminder that God created all of the world and all of us.

Kid Thoughts:

They really like this one. They commented a lot on the art work and the life of the island.

Content Considerations:

Personification of the island and also animals.

Possible Categories:

Picture Books, Nature, Seasons, Margaret Wise Brown

Worth the Shelf Space?

Yes!