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Mina

by Matthew Forsythe

Trust and uncertainty in a woodland home

Critically Recognized
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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    A New York Magazine Best Book to Gift Little Kids (2024)

    Named a Best Book to Gift Little Kids in 2024.

  • Critical praise

    Booklist starred review

    Starred review; the review calls it “Marvelous mouse-sized mischief for all ages.”

AlbakiReads Editorial

Trust and uncertainty in a woodland home

Mina and her father share a home in a tree stump beside a pond and forest. Their routine shifts when he returns from the woods with something Mina finds suspicious, setting up a child-sized question about how to balance trust in a parent with one’s own instincts. The book’s central concerns—family loyalty, worry, and judgment—are framed through the relationship between a father and daughter and the arrival of an unexpected presence.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A fit for young children drawn to picture books about animals and family relationships.
  • Suitable for shared reading and conversations about trust, worry, and listening to one’s instincts.

Themes

Trust and instinctsFather-daughter relationshipWorry and loyaltyWoodland animals

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Book overview

Five starred reviews!
A New York Magazine Best Book to Gift Little Kids 2024
Named Best Picture Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness
"Marvelous mouse-sized mischief for all ages." --Booklist (starred review)

From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, "richly imagined" (The Horn Book, starred review) picture book about trust, worry, and loyalty between a father and daughter.

Mina and her father live in a hollowed-out tree stump on the edge of a pond on the edge of a forest. Nothing ever bothers Mina, until one day, her father brings home a suspicious surprise from the woods.

Should Mina trust her father--or listen to her own instincts?
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