A review by octavia_cade
Raccoon at Clear Creek Road by Carolyn B. Otto

informative fast-paced

3.5

This is a quick, pleasant read about a mother raccoon who's out one night searching for food. The story itself is fairly standard - it's nicely told but not anything out of the ordinary, and gives some basic natural history details for kids. The real strength, though, is the illustrations, which are absolutely gorgeous. There's one in particular, a close-up of the raccoon in water and swimming towards the reader, that's really beautiful. All credit to the illustrator, Cathy Trachok, because she's done some stunning work here.