Awards

• Minnesota Book Award, Picture Book Illustration

• New York Public Library, Top 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

• Wyoming Buckaroo Book Award

Reviews

 "...a dazzling celebration of the imagination…"                           
-Publisher's Weekly (starred)                                                                                      

"Accurately rendered origami animals and other models made from an array of brilliantly patterned papers parade across a young folder’s table and around a thematic set of short, pithy poems…Stringer supplies a list of classic titles for beginners at the end, and (librarians: be warned!) the square, brightly colored endpapers make tempting, oh so tempting starter sheets.”
-Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"...The vividly colored acrylics depict the boy actively engaged in play with his creations, and the details that Stringer provides infuse the verses with both energy and humor. "  
-School Library Journal

"...Warm in colors and often large in scale, Stringer’s acrylic paintings capture the world of the boy’s imaginative play as well as the intricately folded paper figures that inspire and inhabit it. Unusual, handsome, and good for reading aloud. "   
-Booklist