★ “Absurd humor and frantic frustration fit Tsurumi… like a glove…. Sterer…nails how infuriating it can feel to be on the receiving end of unabashed selfishness…highly satisfying.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Giggle-inducing.” —Kirkus
“Resembling Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back (2011) in tone but with a kinder, gentler outcome.” —Booklist
“An enormously amusing read-aloud choice.” —School Library Journal
“Sterer’sto-the-point speech-bubble text is brought to life in the richly colored illustrations,making the most of the silly interactions; Tsurumi’s nimble, energetic linesadeptly convey the characters’ range of reactions.” —The Horn Book
