The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Root, Phyllis

Oliver Finds His Way

32 pp. | Candlewick | September, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-7636-1383-5 $$14.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Christopher Denise. Despite the alluring rural setting, glowing with autumnal colors, young viewers will be drawn to the small bear perched on the back porch of the farmhouse. "Oliver chases a big yellow leaf..." down the hill and toward the woods where he becomes lost. Oliver temporarily succumbs to his fear but quickly finds his way: he roars louder and louder until his parents roar back, then follows the sound all the way home.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2003