2016
This book of collective nouns started with a collective noun for goats: Tribe of Kids. It developed into a book about nature, hope, longing and survival in a time before the modern world.
—Lane
Winner of the KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL
★ STARRED
Gorgeously textured and colored . . . witty and humorous. . . Smith soars in this earnest, meditative work about longing, the joy of interaction, and family. Absolutely radiant.
Kirkus
★ STARRED
A kaleidoscopic look at nature imbued with a playful love of language that young readers can’t fail to embrace.
Booklist
★ STARRED
One of the book’s delights is its shifting moods and colors, which feel like the movements of an orchestral work... organically formed... vivid and clean.
Publishers Weekly
★ STARRED
There is much to savor and explore in this cleverly crafted picture book, and readers will glean more with each perusal. A must-have.
School Library Journal
★ STARRED
Appealing and kid-friendly--yet artfully stylized and elegantly hip.
Shelf Awareness
This is a profoundly welcoming book... fresh and full of adventure and sweetness... about how each of us has a story of our own to tell.
Washington Post
It’s a story that is, at turns, funny and moving… and always entertaining. It’s not to be missed.
BookPage
Loneliness, longing and quirky collective nouns combine to endearing effect.
Wall Street Journal
Exudes a Chaplinesque charm, skillfully blending slapstick and melancholy.
The New York Times
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