This is a lovely Irish fable about a place called Fog Island and two children who happen upon it accidentally. The children meet a new friend (one whom we are not sure truly exists), and cause their parents great panic by not returning as expected. They do return safe and sound, and we are left...
Spooky and understated--I may have to revisit this one and examine it some more. Maybe it will be bumped up to a 5. There are lots of little details in the illustrations (a few in particular) that flesh out the text nicely. The pacing is just right to build suitable creepiness (I actually wanted ...