Bye-Bye Binky
PreS–Nora, a young kitty, doesn't need her Binky anymore, but she still relies on it for comfort now and then. When she loses it, Ella Elephant finds it and uses it as a ring for her trunk. This pattern continues with Nora's other toy friends using the pacifier as a hair clip, a swing, and even a catapult. When she realizes that it is missing, she institutes a search. Together they discover the beat-up object, with each pal claiming it. Nora admits it is her Binky, but she finds that she literally can let it go, tied to the end of a helium balloon. Yonezu and Weninger have done a rare thing by creating a book about pacifiers that is fun. The full-page cartoonlike paintings in bright colors, with the Binky featured close up, are appealing, and the story is predictably reassuring. Children will appreciate this title's simple playfulness, and parents will value its supportive tone.–Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.