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Escoffier, Michaël

The Day I Lost My Superpowers

32 pp. | Enchanted Lion | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-144-5 $16.95

(2) PS Translated by Kris Di Giacomo. Illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo. A masked superhero (in pajamas and pigtails) lays out her abilities. "The day I discovered I could fly, I knew that I was special." The text plays it straight while the illustrations slyly show what's really happening (she flies...off the slide and into the sandbox). The oversize pages feature dynamic compositions in muted shades on lots of white space.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2014