Starred Review:

Let's Build a Dam!

2023 INDIES Finalist
Finalist, Picture Books, Early Reader (Children's)

Misty watercolors evoke the intangible air of dreams in this story about the magic of imagination. At the narrow stretch where a river feeds into a lake, three siblings set out to build a dam. As they work, they are joined by the Royal Navy, pirates, and a caricature of King George III himself; in the water beyond, epic sea battles rage. Though the dam is destroyed, the children return home buoyed by the day’s adventures—if a little damp.

Reviewed by Danielle Ballantyne

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