Song, A

Mixed-media illustrations give a dreamlike quality to this poem. Carroll’s words are few—no more than four to a page —giving space to his illustrations: swirls and circles, strange creatures and stylized trees, houses glowing with starlight. A girl hears a song and follows it into woods, where she encounters chickens and mice, alligators in harlequin pants, an elephant with a guitar. This gorgeous, mysterious book is published by a longtime Mankato publisher.

–Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) , 11/24/2019