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Booklist - 04/01/2017 Pandora is a sweet and shy fox who lives alone in a land of broken things. She’s clever—she built her handsome home with items other people left behind. Lonely, she spends her life repairing and repurposing discarded items. One day, a living, broken bird falls from the sky, so she cares for him until he can fly again. He always comes back with seeds and flowers, worms and insects—gifts from faraway lands. But one time the bird doesn’t return, and in an almost empty double-page spread washed with gray, Pandora lies forlorn in her bed. As the days go by, the warm sun causes all the living things to grow and flourish, until the bird returns, and they rejoice in their friendship. Gorgeous artwork from Kate Greenaway Medal nominee Turnbull uses soft pastels to show the young fox and bird forging their friendship. Children will delight in exploring and identifying the detailed “lost things” and contrasting them with the abundant beauty of the growing plants in this dreamy fable. - Copyright 2017 Booklist.

School Library Journal - 06/01/2017 PreS-Gr 1—Pandora, an anthropomorphic fox, finds slivers of beauty in a wasteland of discarded objects. From piles of detritus, she ferrets out treasures—a teddy bear, a van Gogh painting—repairs broken objects, and fills her house, a rickety cottage on stilts, with them. Her solitary existence is interrupted when an injured bird drops from the sky. Pandora nurses the bird, and as he becomes stronger, he flies off on brief trips, coming back with presents of flowers, leaves, and twigs. When the bird fails to return one day, a bereft Pandora is alone again—but everything is about to change. Through inspired composition and a varying palette (the brightness of the fox's cozy home contrasts with the beige of the eerie landscape), this simple tale captures the joy of friendship and the anguish of loneliness. The rich, soft watercolor and colored pencil artwork tempers the harsh setting and has a classic storybook feel. The elegant, spare prose allows the visuals to take center stage and will leave readers asking questions about the origins of this strange, seemingly postapocalyptic world. Though she may have inherited a dreary world, Pandora's attempts to revitalize it will inspire readers who may be discouraged with humankind's negative effect on the planet. VERDICT Bound to generate discussion among adults and children alike, this quietly stirring offering can be read on multiple levels: as a love letter to friendship, a warning against careless treatment of the environment, or as a testament to the power of hope. Best shared one-on-one.—Mahnaz Dar, School Library Journal - Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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