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rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Such simple illustrations, such a heart-pounding journey... such a phenomenal picture book.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
3.0
a little too long. the illustrations are nice but not my favorite
evaseyler's review against another edition
I had mixed feelings about this. Both my kids dismissed it as "boring" without even giving it a chance; I loved the art but didn't find the text particularly engaging (and the layout was sometimes confusing as to what order you were supposed to read the text blocks).
erinj254's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this one was a little too long for a picture book, but both of my kids listened to the whole thing without complaint, AND asked questions when we finished so I know they paid attention. The pictures were beautiful, and now we have to google river locks to see how they work.
rwilkinson's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Derp. I'm bummed by this cook. I loved Elisha Cooper's Caldecott honor title of "Big Cat, Little Cat." I believe in that book. But this one....I just don't. It's too wordy. Perhaps other offering by the author are the same way. I was just expecting something really different.
shighley's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting that Cooper, a male, writes the story about a female achieving this fete. Something felt off about the size and typeface of the words to me; I think there could have been less white space. I did like the way that some pages had multiple illustrations to give the illusion of movement. I can't imagine canoeing into the ocean, or into New York City!
krwriter8's review against another edition
3.0
The watercolor illustrations in the book were lovely, but the book is waaaaay too long to hold a young reader's attention.
sngick's review against another edition
3.0
A lot going on with this text... the pacing feels a bit slow but perhaps the intent is to mimic the 20 day journey. Gorgeous illustrations.