Being different is the theme of Sketch by Jacques Goldstyn and translated by Helen Mixter. As it is due mid-October 2025 I read this new picture book via an online reader copy. From the first work practically and some of the first illustrations said that this book was a translated book. There was a European/old world feeling to things. This is not a problem, but for me there were times when the wording felt a little stiff. I am assuming the influences are French-Canadian, but […]