A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book
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The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with
gorgeous art and a playful invented language.**
Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer
at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some
young beetles arrive to gander, and soon--with the help of a pill bug
named Icky--they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort. But this is the
wild world, after all, and something horrible is waiting to swoop
down--booby voobeck!--only to be carried off in turn. Su! With
exquisitely detailed illustrations and tragicomic flair, Carson Ellis
invites readers to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in
even the humblest backyard. Su!