Seigo Kijima

I had mixed feelings about this book. I loved Milk, the Postman. He was diligent and loyal in his search for the missing baby crane. He used his knowledge of predators and the concern of the community to search for this baby. I did not like the idea that the crane family from another district found the baby and kept him for almost a year before telling anyone and asking if anyone knew who its parents were. Of course there is a happy ending and the family is reunited. This book could be used to explain to children what to do if they are lost (knowing information before this happens such as phone numbers, address and parent's name) as well as what to do it you find something or someone. The illustrations are cute. I liked how the predators were shown as so much larger than Milk to show the danger. Overall this is a cute book with several uses. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.… (meer)