Piper, introduced as a pink-cheeked toddler with a fluff of brown hair, has a beloved purple sweater. She calls it "Purpa" when she finds it in a box of hand-me-downs, and wears the oversized sweater everywhere. As Piper grows through her childhood, Feng's soft crayon illustrations with pink and red undertones showing Piper' experiences, Purpa shrinks until finally it just doesn't fit. Her family tries to convince her to repurpose it, but she resolutely refuses. Switching from full page illustrations to small vignettes, Feng captures Piper's determined struggle to fit her tiny sweater on one more time and her sullen misery when even she has to acknowledge that it just doesn't fit anymore... at least, it doesn't fit Piper!
Her father produces a consolatory gift, a cheerfully smiling stuffed koala, and Piper knows just what to name him - and how to keep Purpa close even if it doesn't fit anymore. Charming illustrations follow a familiar story of a beloved possession that finds a new purpose, albeit with a new toy.
Verdict: An additional but sweet purchase that will charm listeners in storytime - and hopefully not result in too many children refusing to recycle or regift their own beloved possessions! This would also pair well with a program on recycling clothes and toys.
ISBN: 9781953458292; Published February 2022 by Yeehoo Press; Review copy provided by publisher; Donated to the library.
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