Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 12/15/2020 This charmer of a picture book takes an Alice in Wonderland approach to a young girl’s discovery of a hole. Zia, a spunky Black girl brimming with imagination, finds a hole in her pocket, which grows bigger and bigger until, one day, she falls through it. Confident that this is “an imaginary hole,” Zia knows she doesn’t need to be afraid, as she can transform the hole into anything her imagination can muster. She begins by conjuring a fishing hole, where she quickly catches (and returns) an enormous fish. In the next spread, she is outfitted in a bathing suit and prepares to do a cannonball into what is now a swimming hole. From there, Zia imagines a lion that joins other African animals at the newly created watering hole. Several more clever scenarios play out until, in a slightly meta twist, Zia returns home to put the hole back in her pocket. Saturated artwork includes realistic and whimsical images that match Zia’s rapidly changing imaginings. A vivacious tribute to creative thinking and play. - Copyright 2020 Booklist.