“With spare, precise text and softly colored, delicate watercolor-and-ink illustrations, Chase thoughtfully captures the way a new friendship can tentatively unfold, and her depiction of Koala’s initial uncertainty lends the book particular emotional depth.” —Publishers Weekly
“The engaging cartoon animals are rounded and sweetly appealing with dot eyes, bright pink cheeks, and expressive faces and body language. . . This gently engaging tale will strike a chord with young children.” —School Library Journal
