Julie Fogliano is an author of bestselling children's books,
including A House That Once Was, illustrated by Lane Smith, When
Green Becomes Tomatoes, illustrated by Julie Morstad, and And Then
It's Spring and If You Want to See a Whale, both illustrated by
Erin E. Stead. She lives in the Hudson Valley in New York.
Christian Robinson is an acclaimed creator of You Matter and
Another. He's the illustrator of numerous children's books,
including Gaston by Kelly di Puchhio and the New York Times
bestseller Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, which won
the Newbery Medal as well as a Caldecott Honor. He also illustrated
School's First Day of School by Adam Rex, recipient of seven
starred reviews and a New York Times Bestseller. His wordless
picture book Another was named a New York Times / NYPL Best
Illustrated Children's Book. His previous collaboration with Julie
Fogliano, When's My Birthday? received five starred reviews and was
named a 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.
★ "the words offer reassurance that you're free to leave home
knowing there are loving arms ready and waiting for your return. In
striking paint and collage artwork, Robinson uses a simple, flat
perspective that employs the colors of burgundy, tan, black, and
gray with punches of red and blue on pure white backdrops and to
present sweet pictures with a multicultural cast of children. . . .
A charming assurance about letting go of the things you love from
the creators of When's My Birthday?"—Booklist, Starred Review
★ "Done in paint and collage, the artwork utilizes simple shapes
and textured brush strokes to depict an appealing cast of diverse
children and an array of whimsically rendered animals and everyday
objects. Striking a dream-nurturing balance between the commonplace
and the magical, this lovely picture book is perfect for sharing
one-on-one at bedtime or anytime."—School Library Journal, Starred
Review
★ "Just In Case You Want to Fly is humorous and heartwarming, with
rhythmic, rhyming verses. Children of all ages will appreciate its
uplifting words of encouragement, given with just the right amount
of whimsy. If you’d like to sing a song or enjoy a cup of
tea; if you’re in need of a good joke or a good cry; this book’s
got you covered."—Foreword Reviews, Starred Review
"The rhyming text . . . sprinkles in some welcome, gentle
silliness. 'Here’s a joke / if you want to laugh' (while, in
the illustration, 'bye, son!' says a large…bison to a small one). .
. . Robinson’s trademark sense of play, evident throughout the
spare, geometric illustrations, enhances—and occasionally winks
at—the text’s sense of wonder. The story ends with a young person
asleep in bed, a pair of grownup hands tucking the child in, with
several of the illustrations’ motifs (giraffe, toothbrush, teacup,
and others) reappearing as decorations on the child’s blanket. It’s
a refreshingly down-to-earth ending for a rather high-flown bedtime
book."—The Horn Book
"The team of Fogliano and Robinson (When’s My Birthday?, BCCB 9/17)
returns here in another poetic flight of fancy, in this case a
sprightly lyric of love and support. . . . Robinson’s familiar
earthtoned paint and collage art balances crisp, geometric forms
with softly streaked and dabbed textures; interpretations of the
text are inventive . . . and open it up rewardingly and
imaginatively, while the multicultural cast of kids in groups and
small scenes roots the whimsy in the domestic."—The Bulletin of the
Center for Children's Books
"Cheery rhythm and singing rhyme ask to be read aloud: 'here's a
rock to skip and a coin to wish/ and a fork/ and a spoon/ and a
cup/ and a dish.' Robinson's simple angular figures champion the
low-key and the handmade (a cityscape with tall buildings and low
vehicles resembles paper cutouts). . . . Robinson extends classic
picture book scenes of play and home life to show all sorts of
children finding magic in all kinds of places."—Publishers
Weekly
"Simple and nurturing, this will likely be loved by many a
parent-child pair."—Kirkus Reviews
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