Finding Fire

Praise

Comics-style panels pull the reader into close connection with the determined protagonist, while bravura cinematic spreads celebrate ingenuity, kindness, and bravery against the elements and great odds. Readers will pore over these vividly imagined pages en route to its cozy, brightly lit end.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Each illustration serves to carry the story forward, from sweeping panoramic two-page spreads to multi-panel compositions showing close ups of the boy’s expressions as he deals with the various setbacks. This is an engaging tale of perseverance, friendship, and family that will appeal to both emergent readers and middle grade students.
—School Library Connection (starred review)

Simple but heartwarming. . .. A prehistoric premise best enjoyed cozied up next to a warm, safe fireplace.
—Kirkus Reviews

This tiny but valiant adventure is visually precise enough for lap-sitters and artistically sophisticated enough for primary grade prehistory fans. . . . This will make a good wind-down choice at bedtime or perhaps a candlelit saga to while away a power outage.
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Logan S. Kline imagines Neolithic life as precarious yet affable in ‘Finding Fire,’ a mostly wordless picture book for children ages 3-7. In this charmer, the shaggy members of a cave-clan are nonplussed when rain puts out their fire. As the adults engage in a round of recriminations, a scrawny red-headed boy raises his hand. Fine, we imagine him saying, I’ll go find some fire.
—The Wall Street Journal

In Logan S. Kline’s affectionate, dreamlike illustrations we see the boy traversing rivers and misty highlands, using his wits to keep predators away, and saving a baby mastodon trapped in mud.
—The Wall Street Journal

So few words, yet such powerful storytelling. Logan S. Kline’s brilliant debut is a thought-provoking film-on-paper that takes us back to the age before technology and convenience. You will get lost in every page, and after you complete the journey with boy and beast, you’ll sit speechless before starting over again. If you shy away from wordless picture books, now is the time to make an exception.
—The Barnes and Noble Blog

Here, gorgeous, lovingly detailed and naturalistic cartoon drawings wordlessly convey an epic of young heroism.
—The Arkansas Democrat Gazette