Lynas, Em. Goat and the Stoat and the Boat, The. Matt Hunt, Illus. Nosy Crow, 4/2024. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 979-8-88777-052-9. GRADES Preschool–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
Stoat is having so much fun in the boat on the moat that Goat decides there’s room for him to float too. Stoat does not agree with Goat being on the boat, argumentative antics ensue, and they end up in the water before figuring out how to get along. This entire story is told via fast-paced, cumulative, rhyming text, limited word choice, and bright, simple digital illustrations which occasionally flip their orientation from horizontal to vertical. Includes a QR code for an audio reading of the book on the publisher’s website. Fun to read aloud or to follow along, seeing what it takes for them to finally get along.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library