Set Sail for Pancakes! by Tim Kleyn

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Reviewed by: Set Sail for Pancakes! by Tim Kleyn Sarah Sahn Kleyn, Tim Set Sail for Pancakes!; written and illus. by Tim Kleyn. Viking, 2022 [40p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780593404294 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780593404300 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R 3-6 yrs Margot and Grandpa's tummies are both grumbly for pancakes, but there's no milk or eggs in the fridge, and the flour sack is empty. They live on an island, so they must pack up the Beluga Blue and set sail for pancakes—first to Chicken Island for eggs, then to Cow Island for milk, and finally to Flour Mill Island, where they arrive just as the sky is getting as grumbly as their tummies. Grandpa battens down the hatches while Margot gets the flour, and they drop anchor to wait out the storm. When the weather clears, they find themselves at Banana Tree Island, giving them a perfect addition to their pancake recipe. Kleyn's text and digital illustrations make for a gentle, silly romp that showcases the love between grandfather and granddaughter. Margot and Grandpa are huggably soft figures in a saturated cartoon landscape, with dark brown skin and simply-drawn features that remain cheery throughout the island-hopping grocery run and scary storm. Make this a bedtime story or a Saturday morning read-aloud—either way, be prepared to satisfy grumbly tummies with banana pancakes for breakfast. Fortunately, Margot and Grandpa's recipe is included at the end. Copyright © 2022 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois