Fidgety Koka is my son's new favorite. He loves Haneya and he loves the idea that this book is a prequel. He'd point at her in every scene with excitement, then open the Haneya story to find Koka there! He recognized the beach litter and wanted to talk more about it after finishing the book and after reading Koka's message in the last page. His favorite part is where they clean up the beach, mine was helping Haneya 😊
Personally, I loved the level of engagement and I absolutely loved the details in illustration. Not to mention the rhymes and the writing, of course. I love the idea of bringing characters from other books into this one, and I know kids generally (not just my son) love that too.
I'm glad we added this book to our library, and I hope there are plans to make a Koka doll.. A Koka fan is waiting for one 😊
