Description Share Post Follow the Leader Harriet Howe, illustrated by Ariel Landy (Little Tiger Press) What about a trip to the lake? After all, it sparkles and is ‘as blue as blue can be‘! Then again, it’s scorching! Won’t the lake offer some relief? However, who should lead this journey? Shouldn’t it be Monkey? After all, he suggested the expedition? Or Bear, as he’s the tallest? Then again, Pangolin’s the oldest? However, Monkey has the map! Thereafter, it seems they’ll all swing off to the lake, until… Harriet Howe delights readers with storytelling as in The Street Where Santa Lives. With Follow the Leader, we see each friend in turn assume the map alongside the method of travel. Thereafter, we move from swinging to stomping to rolling, each proving disastrous. In fact, the journey becomes such an ordeal that it shows on the map! Is there anyway that these three friends might ensure that they don’t ‘toast- roast‘ or ‘bake‘? What if they look above? Could the birds lead them to the lake? What a fabulous picture book, full of drama, incident and message. Then again, Ariel Landy’s illustrations, the way she frames and capsules action, are clever and active. We recommend Follow the Leader for reading aloud especially !
