I AM (NOT) SCARED by Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant, Two Lions, March 21, 2017, hardcover, $17.99 (ages 3-7)
The husband-and-wife team of Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant are back with their third book about of two fuzzy friends in I am (Not) Scared.
Based on the success of the couple’s first two books, it’s no surprise they’re back with a third. Those books are You Are (Not) Small (featuring two fuzzy, bear-like creatures who can’t agree on who is small and who is big) and That’s (Not) Mine (featuring the same to characters fighting over who gets to sit in a comfy chair).
In I Am (Not) Scared the two fuzzy creatures find themselves at an amusement park, trying to convince each other that there are much scarier things than a roller coaster. But the more things they list — hairy spiders, a pit of hot lava, a pan of fried ants — the more scared they become. And just when they think it can’t get worse, a roller coaster WITH a snake pulls in. But perhaps, being scared isn’t so bad when you’re scared together.
Like its predecessors, I Am (Not) Scared features simple text and bright, animated illustrations. The two are perfectly paired. Kang’s text is straight-forward, creating the framework in which Weyant’s ink-and-watercolor illustrations take center stage. Weyant’s expressive characters are at once loveable and easily understandable for young readers.
Learn more about the author and illustrator by visiting their websites at www.annakang.com and www.christopherweyant.com.
For more information, and to download a free activity kit, visit annakang.com, or download at: http://bit.ly/2mKbFWi
