NetGalley Review: If by Sarah Perry

Part of my job at the library (yup, I work at a library now!) is to help pick out books to order for the collection.  With less than 10 people on staff, we all pitch in to make sure the collections stays fresh.  As a small, semi-rural, "browsing library"  we work hard to keep our shelves full of books that keep patrons coming back.  

This is especially true when it come to books in the juvenile and young adult (YA) areas.  These are the populations of patrons that we really want to get hooked on reading.  Thankfully to help with this quest, I was able to review If... by Sarah Perry.  This is a re-release of a classic, with added illustrations and it is so cool.  My girls and I had such a good time looking at the pictures and finding increasingly amazing details in each illustration.

  

From the cover to endplates, and everything in between, this book is beautiful.  Each new page reveals dynamic drawings that offer more and more details with each viewing.  The pictures range from elegantly breathtaking to downright unsettling, creating an immersive experience for the reader. The Reader’s Guide at the end offers some great information to help guide readers in their exploration of the illustrations, sure to be a hit with parents.  This reprint of a classic is sure to enchant a new generation of young readers.