Mac Barnett

Curious minds are rewarded with curious answers in a fantastical bedtime book by Mac Barnett and Isabelle Arsenault. Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? What happened to the dinosaurs? It might be time for bed, but one child is too full of questions about the world to go to sleep just yet. Little ones and their parents will be charmed and delighted as a patient father offers up increasingly creative responses to his child's nighttime wonderings. Any child who has ever asked "Why?" -- and any parent who has attempted an explanation -- will recognize themselves in this sweet storybook for dreamers who are looking for answers beyond "Just because."

Just Because

Sarah Sammis

On a strictly artistic front, Just Because is whimsical, avant garde, and utterly delightful. There are flying fish who are crying down tears. One of the fish has a banjo. It's the sort of artistic fun I adore.

But the text is a let down. Here's a father who is being asked how the world works by his kid. The actual answers are often just as magnificent as the made up ones.

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Caroline Lewicki

I adored this book. Unlike the title suggests, this dad has a clever response for all of his curious child's questions. This is a great one for story time!

Just Because

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