A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2023
★ "Rash combines bold cartooning with countdown-style storytelling in this meaningfully starry-eyed view of an eclipse... It's a breathtakingly moment-by-moment story about looking forward to, experiencing, and reminiscing about, a singular occasion and more to come." Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Based on the author's actual experience with his own son in 2017, this picture book features lively, child-friendly digital artwork filled with scenes of nature, matter-of-fact text that acknowledges the awesomeness of this rare phenomenon, and useful maps that chart the solar eclipse of 2017 and projected paths for future eclipses... Sure to have readers booking their own trips to catch the next brief but memorable solar eclipse." Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Are You a Horse?:
"Packed with colors and peppered with lighthearted jokes." Booklist
"[The] illustrations are comical and colorful, and the cartoon expressions capture the burlesque nature of the story... A goofy giggle-inducing read-aloud." School Library Journal
Praise for Agent A to Agent Z:
★ "Rash's deadpan digital cartoons slyly spoof the undercover world... There's good fun here for any aspiring spy who's looking for a reason to come in from the cold." Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The illustrations, india ink and Adobe Photoshop, have a bold, appealing quality... enjoy investigating this clever alphabet caper." The Horn Book
Praise for The Robots Are Coming:
"[A] clever tongue-in-cheek children's book debut... [Rash] has a keen sense for the pleasingly corny." Publishers Weekly
"The screwball gouache and ink illustrations are played for laughs... They zig and zag across the pages, affording a great sense of movement and plenty of fun." Booklist
2023-07-26
A total solar eclipse brings a father and son closer together.
After learning in school about the eclipse’s impending arrival, a curious young boy excitedly figures out the best time and place to see it. His father agrees to transport him to the woods to view the eclipse, and the child describes everything that happens at various points—two months before the eclipse, then a month, a week, a day, an hour, a minute, and the exciting second before the sun slips behind the moon. Time seems to stand still, and the creatures in the woods are baffled by what appears to be an early nightfall. Then the countdown begins again, with the boy describing what happens after the eclipse—one second, one minute, one hour, one day, one year, and even longer. The moment has become a shared memory that enhances the bond between father and son and inspires future eclipse-chasing expeditions. Based on the author’s actual experience with his own son in 2017, this picture book features lively, child-friendly digital artwork filled with scenes of nature, matter-of-fact text that acknowledges the awesomeness of this rare phenomenon, and useful maps that chart the solar eclipse of 2017 and projected paths for future eclipses. Father and son are light-skinned. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Sure to have readers booking their own trips to catch the next brief but memorable solar eclipse. (more information on eclipses) (Picture book. 4-8)