June and August - Vivian Walsh

Illustrated by Adam McCauley
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2009
$16.95
32 pgs.
For: Young kids
Rating: 4
Endpapers: White stars on a lt. blue sky/background

Scratchboard, colored pencil, and gouache illustrations cover the entire page, the words in a cool white or black font cover the illustration. Completely in color - no white negative spaces at all. Very nice.

June and August meet one evening and admire the moon and stars together. They agree to meet the next day, but are unsure what each other looks like since it was dark at the time the first met. They discover that the other is nothing like they'd imagined - even though at night they appeared to be the same size and shape, that is not the case at all. Nevertheless, the two become fast friends. Lots of messages here, particularly that you can look totally different, have totally different lives and viewpoints and still be fast friends that enjoy doing things together.