Quick Booktalk
A little girl is tempted by all the fun stuff in her dad's off-limits home office.
About the Illustrations
This book is so visually appealing. The little girl's facial expressions as she makes a mess in the office made me laugh out loud. I love the way the illustrator uses colors and patterns to portray the fun she has getting into office supplies and playing with them. Yoon takes a simple concept and really runs with it in a fun way.
Story Time Possibilities
I read this to my own kids, and they thought it was hilarious. I think a preschool or kindergarten audience would react similarly. The book is very visual, but there is just enough text to make it a decent read-aloud. I suspect that, on the heels of staying home during Covid-19, this book is also relatable to a lot of families where parents and kids were suddenly home together all the time. The ending also gives kids a fun laugh at the fact that sometimes, parents might want to get into kid stuff and play, too. That kind of joke always goes over well at story times with parents in attendance. This could be a fun one for Father's Day.
Readers Advisory
I wanted to be careful with this book with my own kids because we do have an office that is mostly off-limits and I don't love that there are no consequences for the little girl after the colossal mess she makes. But I do think my kids mostly took it as a fantasy story about what might happen and not as a suggestion for how to spend an afternoon. Despite my misgivings, I also found it really entertaining myself, and we'll probably hang onto it for that reason.
Disclosure
I received a finished copy of Off-Limits from Candlewick Press in exchange for an honest review.
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