CAN I SIT IN THE MIDDLE? HC BBK – SUSANNE STRASSER-SUSANNE STRASSER

This read-together board book is a snowballing narrative of animal chaos that culminates in story time under a blanket tent. Everyone s on the sofa to share a book: zebra, cat, child, lion. Wait! says zebra, Stork isn t here yet! Then cat needs a cushion, hamster s missing, someone s sitting on lion s tail, fish wants to be in the middle . . . . NOW they ll be able to start won t they? In this fun, humorous story, the familiar chaos of piling onto the sofa with friends builds to a climactic hullabaloo until the happy ending of sharing a book in an ideal reading spot behind the sofa under the blanket tent. Susanne Strasser s snowballing animal stories that children love are bestsellers in multiple languages. A standout board book. Youth Services Book Review