by Margaux Meganck
Published March 2024
Knopf Books for Young Readers
40 Pages
Picture Book
Library Binding
Review Copy Provided by Publisher
Received a starred review from Kirkus
Goodreads Summary
Everything and everyone has a place in the universe, but for a little speck, lost at sea, it will take an extraordinary journey to find it.Deep in a tide pool, too small to see,
Thousands of tiny specks go forth.
Each one searching
for a place to stay, and grow, and thrive...
The little speck does not know what it is, only that it wishes to find out. And so it embarks on a journey across the sea. From sun-flecked surf to darkest depths, past schools of fish, storm-tossed ships and hungry eels.... Until, at last, it finds exactly what it was looking a place to belong.
In vivid watercolor paintings, Margaux Meganck brings this tale to life, seamlessly shifting perspective to show how even the tiniest creatures—every barnacle, every child, every star in the sky—contributes to something greater than itself.
My Thoughts
The sparce text makes this book seem simple, but this beautiful picture book is more than it seems. On the surface (pun intended) it appears to be a story about little specks in the ocean finding a place to land. But it serves as a metaphor for each individual living thing having a place to belong.
The illustrations are outstanding! Meganck uses colored pencil and watercolor to create a wonderous underwater world that readers will be drawn to.
I will definitely be adding Speck: An Itty-Bitty Epic to my school library.
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