librarianryan 's review for:

Pina by Elif Yemenici
5.0
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

 
Many of us spent so many months inside hidden away from others that reemerging is an anxiety inducing event. And that is exactly what it is for Pina. They have run out of cheese and the only way to get more is to walk down the road into town and to the cheese shop. The task is daunting but doable and with a little anxiety busting can be repeated. The story is a great one that is heavily needed in our current times. The illustrations are phenomenal. It’s hard to tell if they’re drawings or clay figures or anything else. It reminds me of Oscar worthy short story illustration. And I would love to see this turned into an animated Oscar story