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From Archie to Zack
From Archie To Zack tells the story of two elementary school boys with crushes on each other, whose relationship blooms as they learn how to express how they feel.
**STARRED REVIEW**
"A pure and perfect capture of first love, joyful and painful in the worries and doubt; the love on the page is so vivid it raises goosebumps of veracity and provides parents with a model to share with any child in the throes of a lasting crush."―School Library Journal
"This is a gentle, catchy, quick read that is sure to put a smile on the listener’s face and a request for another read-through."―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"[A] heartwarming, sweet-spirited story of friendship and more." ―Booklist
**STARRED REVIEW**
"A pure and perfect capture of first love, joyful and painful in the worries and doubt; the love on the page is so vivid it raises goosebumps of veracity and provides parents with a model to share with any child in the throes of a lasting crush."―School Library Journal
"This is a gentle, catchy, quick read that is sure to put a smile on the listener’s face and a request for another read-through."―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"[A] heartwarming, sweet-spirited story of friendship and more." ―Booklist
40 pages, Hardcover
First published December 29, 2020
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About the author
Vincent X. Kirsch
16 books20 followersVincent X. Kirsch is an award-winning author and illustrator working in California. He graduated from Syracuse University and studied Editorial Design, Filmmaking, and Scenic Design.
Vincent got his lucky break in picture books when a children’s book editor noticed his color illustration style in the pages of The New York Times Book Review and thought it was a perfect match for children’s books.
Vincent’s work is influenced by his fascination with theater, puppetry, poster art, classical painting techniques, and Hollywood films. His whimsical stories and characters range from the fantastically out-of-this-world to inspiringly down-to-earth. In the past, his fanciful work was done with paint, ink, graphite, paper, and glue, but lately, he has been creating spectacular digital images in ProCreate.
He also creates enchanting three-dimensional toy theaters and animations under the venture known as Paperbox Playhouses.
Before writing and illustrating books, Vincent wore many hats, such as designing graphics for Broadway shows and book jackets, editorial illustrator for major newspapers and magazines, and windows and interior installations at Bergdorf Goodman. He was also the Director of Visual Merchandising for all the Dean & Deluca shops worldwide.
He has been a popular guest lecturer in classrooms, colleges, museums, and podcasts, sharing what he has learned about writing, illustrating, life, and everything. He also writes chapter books, screenplays, television scripts, and stage plays and composes music.
Vincent brings a unique and compelling sensibility to books for the young and young-at-heart.
Vincent got his lucky break in picture books when a children’s book editor noticed his color illustration style in the pages of The New York Times Book Review and thought it was a perfect match for children’s books.
Vincent’s work is influenced by his fascination with theater, puppetry, poster art, classical painting techniques, and Hollywood films. His whimsical stories and characters range from the fantastically out-of-this-world to inspiringly down-to-earth. In the past, his fanciful work was done with paint, ink, graphite, paper, and glue, but lately, he has been creating spectacular digital images in ProCreate.
He also creates enchanting three-dimensional toy theaters and animations under the venture known as Paperbox Playhouses.
Before writing and illustrating books, Vincent wore many hats, such as designing graphics for Broadway shows and book jackets, editorial illustrator for major newspapers and magazines, and windows and interior installations at Bergdorf Goodman. He was also the Director of Visual Merchandising for all the Dean & Deluca shops worldwide.
He has been a popular guest lecturer in classrooms, colleges, museums, and podcasts, sharing what he has learned about writing, illustrating, life, and everything. He also writes chapter books, screenplays, television scripts, and stage plays and composes music.
Vincent brings a unique and compelling sensibility to books for the young and young-at-heart.
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January 23, 2023Este álbum ilustrado para niños cuenta una preciosa historia entre dos chicos que sienten algo muy especial el uno por el otro. A lo largo de un trimestre en la escuela, establecen entre ellos un vínculo que sienten la necesidad de confesar... y entre esas cartitas que no se atreven a darse flota la primera amistad, el primer amor.
Aunque tiene poco texto, es un álbum ilustrado precioso con un dibujo muy llamativo y reconocible. Sin duda, es un librito que debería estar en todas las las bibliotecas escolares de las clases de infantil. Y no lo digo solo porque yo sea su traductor, que conste.
Aunque tiene poco texto, es un álbum ilustrado precioso con un dibujo muy llamativo y reconocible. Sin duda, es un librito que debería estar en todas las las bibliotecas escolares de las clases de infantil. Y no lo digo solo porque yo sea su traductor, que conste.
April 10, 2021
Breaking down toxic masculinity and normalizing expressing love. An LGBTQ+ love that blossomed from a friendship between two boys. The concept is beautiful. The series of letter writing didn’t come to fruition making the ending a strange culmination of the story.
Criticism: The three Asian characters depict slanted/closed eyes. Two are East Asian and one is Indian/Pakistani (the bindi is the tip off). Her eyes are open but slanted and squinted. The rest of the white and Black children have round eyes. The kids are shown with their classmates, one who is a wheelchair user. She is always off to the side when the whole class is presented. She is also not included in the marching band, classroom, nor class play rehearsal, however she does show up for the final bow of the play...off to the side.
Criticism: The three Asian characters depict slanted/closed eyes. Two are East Asian and one is Indian/Pakistani (the bindi is the tip off). Her eyes are open but slanted and squinted. The rest of the white and Black children have round eyes. The kids are shown with their classmates, one who is a wheelchair user. She is always off to the side when the whole class is presented. She is also not included in the marching band, classroom, nor class play rehearsal, however she does show up for the final bow of the play...off to the side.
March 9, 2021
I was looking forward to a pleasant ride through a picture book about a sweet LGBTQ+ romance, but the story kept popping the clutch and grinding gears. The repetition, the circling around, and the characters referring to themselves in the third person just threw me out of the book.
September 20, 2021
Archie and Zack are best friends who love each other very much. They do everything together, have fun, laugh and enjoy each other's company.
Archie and Zack can't tell each other that though...though they have tried. Will they ever express their inner feelings?
A delightful picture book of guys sharing emotions, having fun, being kids but not afraid to tell each other how they feel. Honestly as much of an expression of friendship as it is of boys who can love.
Archie and Zack can't tell each other that though...though they have tried. Will they ever express their inner feelings?
A delightful picture book of guys sharing emotions, having fun, being kids but not afraid to tell each other how they feel. Honestly as much of an expression of friendship as it is of boys who can love.
May 1, 2021
I thought the concept/idea was cute and inclusive but I wasn't a fan of how it was executed. The story kind of drags and is a bit repetitive. Archie (A.) writes letters to "Z." but other students with outlandish Z names get them (it was supposed to be cute but I just rolled my eyes).
In general, I'm kind of unsettled by books that portray young children having romantic feelings so I'm not sure I'm totally on board with the way the love in this book is presented because it seems a little too adult.
I do like that the author wrote a book about a boys having crushes on each other. I just wish it was done better.
Also, I was going to praise the inclusiveness of the characters but another reviewer pointed out how the Asian characters have pointy eyes and how the girl in the wheelchair is always off the the side and not actually included so that makes me take back my praise.
In general, I'm kind of unsettled by books that portray young children having romantic feelings so I'm not sure I'm totally on board with the way the love in this book is presented because it seems a little too adult.
I do like that the author wrote a book about a boys having crushes on each other. I just wish it was done better.
Also, I was going to praise the inclusiveness of the characters but another reviewer pointed out how the Asian characters have pointy eyes and how the girl in the wheelchair is always off the the side and not actually included so that makes me take back my praise.
January 21, 2021
I like everyone treating how Archie and Zack feel as clear and normal. Don't love how decidedly romantic it is for the age the characters seem? (I tried reading love platonically here, but that is super not the implication.)
May 19, 2021
I was fully expecting the note mixups to go the way of The Love Letter by Anika Denise (which is fantastic and adorable), but they did not. And the slanty eyes are pretty unforgivable in a book published in 2020. Disappointing execution on a topic that is sorely lacking in picture books.
February 13, 2025
This book was cute up until a few pages before the ending at which point I thought it got a little confusing and I had some questions. (We never see how one of the main characters reacts to the love letters he wrote being given without his knowledge, by his classmates, to the person he wrote them to. I feel like knowing how this played out would have had a big impact on the resolution of the story and I wanted to see it on the page.)
The reason my rating is not higher is because although I can tell the illustrator made an effort to make the book feel inclusive, with a large cast of side characters who are clearly of different ethnicities, religions, and abilities, it missed the mark for me. There are three Asian characters; there are two who seem to be intended to be East Asian and are pictured throughout the book with squinty closed eyes represented as a single line, even when they clearly have their eyes open, and a character who appears Indian and who has very exaggerated almond shaped eyes. All of the non-asian characters have big round eyes throughout so this was a conscious choice, which feels more 1970s than 2020. Also, there is a Jewish character, represented by wearing a Hanukkah menorah (hanukkiah) on his head during the School Christmas play (there's no plot reason for any play to be happening) and it's not a kosher hanukkiah, as the branches are all the same height. (Oddly, there is another picture of it in the end papers where it is drawn correctly.)
The reason my rating is not higher is because although I can tell the illustrator made an effort to make the book feel inclusive, with a large cast of side characters who are clearly of different ethnicities, religions, and abilities, it missed the mark for me. There are three Asian characters; there are two who seem to be intended to be East Asian and are pictured throughout the book with squinty closed eyes represented as a single line, even when they clearly have their eyes open, and a character who appears Indian and who has very exaggerated almond shaped eyes. All of the non-asian characters have big round eyes throughout so this was a conscious choice, which feels more 1970s than 2020. Also, there is a Jewish character, represented by wearing a Hanukkah menorah (hanukkiah) on his head during the School Christmas play (there's no plot reason for any play to be happening) and it's not a kosher hanukkiah, as the branches are all the same height. (Oddly, there is another picture of it in the end papers where it is drawn correctly.)
February 10, 2024
Archie and Zack are friends and maybe something deeper. Archie wants to tell Zack how he feels, but he can never get his letter just right. He has to decide whether or not to be brave before it's too late.
This is a sweet story in which everyone is kind. So that's nice. I'm confused about the ending, but the characters all seem happy, so that's also nice.
This is a sweet story in which everyone is kind. So that's nice. I'm confused about the ending, but the characters all seem happy, so that's also nice.
July 28, 2024
From Archie to Zack is a cute book, telling the story of two boys in love. I think my favorite part of the book is the art style. It reminds me of Quinton Blake, the illustrator of many Roald Dahl books.
This wasn’t really my favorite book, it was rather simplistic but hey queer representation is queer representation!
This wasn’t really my favorite book, it was rather simplistic but hey queer representation is queer representation!
March 9, 2021
Adorable!
April 6, 2021
This book was like a warm hug - simple and spare and lovely. Great recommendation - thank you, Allie!
May 26, 2021
This is cute, if kind of basic.
December 11, 2021
The spare text perfectly frames this detailed picture book about two kids loving each other, but unsure how to say it.
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March 13, 2022I thought that from Archie to Zack was a very good depiction of a young school yard crush. It is about 2 elementary aged boys who have a crush on each other and pass notes back and forth. I thought that it did a good job not stereotyping young gay males and just showed the pure innocents of 'young love'. I thought that it was a good representation of knowing that you are LGBTQ+ from a young age and that the classmates in the story were very supportive, even though that may not be true in most places. I noticed that the story was well illustrated and was a very cute book overall.
June 10, 2021
I am aware that the original illustrations in the book of Asian American children included slanted eyes, a racist stereotype rooted in a horrifying history of racist beliefs about Asian folks. The author/illustrator saw the discussion about the poor representation on Twitter yesterday and this morning when I went to check out the virtual version of the book, some adjustments had been made. Those slanted eyes have been changed.
But there were a lot of other issues as well, and the author made no attempt to fix those problematic areas. There's one child in the book (in a single illustration) in a wheelchair, except it's not the type of wheelchair that regular people use. It's a hospital transport chair. No effort was made to fix that issue. There is an Indian girl who wears a red bindi. Yesterday on Twitter several Indian women explained to the author that red bindis are most often worn by married women. The author mansplained bindis to these women and has chosen not to remove the bindi in the illustrations. I don't know. It's weird. And leaves a really bad taste in my mouth. This feels like doing the absolute least amount of work to save face.
And of course, while the author can make minor changes to the virtual version of the book being loaned out at my local library, he can't change books already in print. So anyone who bought this book before today will have the version which contains the harmful racist and ableist content.
I also just don't love the story. It's so important to see LGBTQ+ rep in picture books. Vital. Life-saving, even. But this is a forced-outing story. The two main characters in the story are afraid to declare their love for their same gender classmate, so their friends do it for them. That's ... not cool. If I were reading this book to a young child, I think I'd want to have a conversation about how inappropriate it is to out someone in this way. You just don't know if a child is going to be safe in a situation like that. Maybe the school administration will out them to their parents. Maybe the kids don't have a great home life and will suffer consequences from their parents. Maybe other classmates will be cruel and hateful toward them. I just don't feel like this is the right message. The kid characters had all the agency over this very important decision stolen from them in a way that is supposed to be heartwarming (I think) but which really just came across as an awful breach of ethics. I believe that the author is LGBTQ+ so maybe I'm off here, but I find it questionable. So even on its own merits, the story just isn't great.
Overall, not a book I'll be recommending or buying. And if you own the earlier version of this book and are sharing it with children, please be aware that imagery in the book is perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
But there were a lot of other issues as well, and the author made no attempt to fix those problematic areas. There's one child in the book (in a single illustration) in a wheelchair, except it's not the type of wheelchair that regular people use. It's a hospital transport chair. No effort was made to fix that issue. There is an Indian girl who wears a red bindi. Yesterday on Twitter several Indian women explained to the author that red bindis are most often worn by married women. The author mansplained bindis to these women and has chosen not to remove the bindi in the illustrations. I don't know. It's weird. And leaves a really bad taste in my mouth. This feels like doing the absolute least amount of work to save face.
And of course, while the author can make minor changes to the virtual version of the book being loaned out at my local library, he can't change books already in print. So anyone who bought this book before today will have the version which contains the harmful racist and ableist content.
I also just don't love the story. It's so important to see LGBTQ+ rep in picture books. Vital. Life-saving, even. But this is a forced-outing story. The two main characters in the story are afraid to declare their love for their same gender classmate, so their friends do it for them. That's ... not cool. If I were reading this book to a young child, I think I'd want to have a conversation about how inappropriate it is to out someone in this way. You just don't know if a child is going to be safe in a situation like that. Maybe the school administration will out them to their parents. Maybe the kids don't have a great home life and will suffer consequences from their parents. Maybe other classmates will be cruel and hateful toward them. I just don't feel like this is the right message. The kid characters had all the agency over this very important decision stolen from them in a way that is supposed to be heartwarming (I think) but which really just came across as an awful breach of ethics. I believe that the author is LGBTQ+ so maybe I'm off here, but I find it questionable. So even on its own merits, the story just isn't great.
Overall, not a book I'll be recommending or buying. And if you own the earlier version of this book and are sharing it with children, please be aware that imagery in the book is perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
March 22, 2021
A cute story about two boys who love each other. I really liked the diversity in the illustrations, but I wondered if the eye shape given to the two that was supposed to indicate Asian descent was appropriate or not? I need to do more research on that.
February 8, 2021
A sweet book about two friends that want to share their love for each other.
June 10, 2021
I wish the illustrations weren't so problematic in how they depict the East Asian American & Southeast Asian American children with the racist stereotype of just lines or slanted eyes. In further conversations, more and more concerns were pointed out with the illustrations. As well as with the premise of the story being about classmates "outing" another classmate by passing on notes they found from him. And is that really the message we should be sending to kids? I think I see the overall intent behind this, but the execution falls into problematic.
Edit: Apparently there was a revision to the problematic illustrations for future printings, where all of the eyes were made in the exact same rounded way. Not sure that really addresses the issue of trying to make them look authentically without stereotypes.
Edit: Apparently there was a revision to the problematic illustrations for future printings, where all of the eyes were made in the exact same rounded way. Not sure that really addresses the issue of trying to make them look authentically without stereotypes.
January 10, 2021
Archie decides to write Zack letters to let his friend know how he feels but he doesn't send them, hiding them away instead. But one day, the letters are discovered by their classmates. Even if this was a boy/girl pairing, I've come to expect a little bit of teasing that happens when school crushes are revealed. But because this was about two boys, I've been sadly conditioned to expect the worse- even in a picture book! Fortunately, this was just a plain cute story that takes place in a more caring and open-minded reality.
September 4, 2020
I received an electronic ARC from Abrams Books for Young Readers through Edelweiss+.
Very simple story about two boys who loved each other but were afraid to tell each other. They each wrote notes but were too shy/scared to send them.
A bit simple but definitely matter of fact representation of acknowledging feelings. The illustrations are delightful.
Very simple story about two boys who loved each other but were afraid to tell each other. They each wrote notes but were too shy/scared to send them.
A bit simple but definitely matter of fact representation of acknowledging feelings. The illustrations are delightful.
March 16, 2021
Kind of confused about how I feel about this book. When the friends find Archie's notes, they pass them on to Zack instead of encouraging Archie to share them himself. I've probably just been burned by this in the past. Overall, I love the love in this book.
December 23, 2020
From Archie To Zack might be my new favorite book of the year. Written and illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch, this book tells the most heartwarming story about first crushes.
Archie loves Zack, and Zack loves Archie, but they haven’t quite figured out how to voice these feelings as they spend every day together.
Archie tries writing it down three separate times in a note to pass to Zack, but he second-guesses himself and hides the note each time. When the three notes are found by classmates, they know just what to do.
I love everything about this book! The illustrations are flawless, and I love the pure and wholesome depiction of queer love. This is definitely a book that I wish existed when I was younger, and I’m so glad to be able to share this one with my son.
I would like to thank Abrams Young Readers for sending me a copy of From Archie to Zack to review. This will be a treasured part of our library for years to come!
Archie loves Zack, and Zack loves Archie, but they haven’t quite figured out how to voice these feelings as they spend every day together.
Archie tries writing it down three separate times in a note to pass to Zack, but he second-guesses himself and hides the note each time. When the three notes are found by classmates, they know just what to do.
I love everything about this book! The illustrations are flawless, and I love the pure and wholesome depiction of queer love. This is definitely a book that I wish existed when I was younger, and I’m so glad to be able to share this one with my son.
I would like to thank Abrams Young Readers for sending me a copy of From Archie to Zack to review. This will be a treasured part of our library for years to come!
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April 14, 2021
WOW... Where do I even begin. This book uses the simplest sentences to convey the biggest meanings. The name choices for the main characters are perfect for a love note "From A. to Z. It's true. I love you". I love how this story is about two young children who are in (obvious) "love". This story does a great job of capturing what a crush feels like and how kids go about telling their crushes they like them, especially in same sex relationships. I love love love how this story is about an Archie and Zach and not an Archie and Zuzella because there aren't enough books in literature that promote love between same sex people. This book does a great job of showing love between two young boys without shoving it down the readers throat. I also liked the added touch of one of the boys being white and the other brown. The illustrations are done with watercolor, Black Star ink, graphite, and colored pencil on 140-lb. hot press watercolor paper. Definitely a 5 star book, although I could have been a little more "in your face" in my opinion. Would recommend for a young child around 3-7
April 13, 2025
Archie and Zack are prepubescent boys who are in love with each other. How does literally everybody know? They behave like normal, prepubescent boys who are platonic friends.
So Archie apparently is indeed a homosexual prepubescent child and writes several mash notes to Zack, but doesn't give them to the other boy. Since literally everybody has decided that both boys are deeply in love with each other (at a very, very, very young age), they steal Archie's notes and give them to Zack.
Now let me get this straight (as it were). The messages of the book are:
If other people think a kid is gay, it's probably true and literally everybody should act on that assumption.
It's okay to steal personal information and pass it on to other people.
Outing gay people is a-okay. They'd want you to. Really.
Jeezum crow.
So Archie apparently is indeed a homosexual prepubescent child and writes several mash notes to Zack, but doesn't give them to the other boy. Since literally everybody has decided that both boys are deeply in love with each other (at a very, very, very young age), they steal Archie's notes and give them to Zack.
Now let me get this straight (as it were). The messages of the book are:
If other people think a kid is gay, it's probably true and literally everybody should act on that assumption.
It's okay to steal personal information and pass it on to other people.
Outing gay people is a-okay. They'd want you to. Really.
Jeezum crow.
February 17, 2022
Een prentenboek over liefde. Over diversiteit en inclusie. Over de liefde tussen twee jongetjes. Over hoe gewoon kinderen dit vinden. Het ideale boek voor rond Valentijn in de boekenwinkels, biebs, kleuterklasjes, ..
Ik hou ervan. Mijn zoontje ook. Grappig ook, zegt hij. Mooie tekeningen. Al twee keer het verhaal voorgelezen/gelezen en elke keer ontdekken we iets nieuws in de tekeningen. Hij was vooral gefascineerd door de diversiteit. De verschillende huidskleuren, haarkleuren, levensovertuigingen, .. zelfs een kindje in een rolstoel. Subtiel verwerkt, ongedwongen, maar toch de aandacht trekkend merkte ik bij hem op. Een heel geslaagd prentenboek!
Voor iedereen die ooit van iemand zal houden ❤️.
Ik hou ervan. Mijn zoontje ook. Grappig ook, zegt hij. Mooie tekeningen. Al twee keer het verhaal voorgelezen/gelezen en elke keer ontdekken we iets nieuws in de tekeningen. Hij was vooral gefascineerd door de diversiteit. De verschillende huidskleuren, haarkleuren, levensovertuigingen, .. zelfs een kindje in een rolstoel. Subtiel verwerkt, ongedwongen, maar toch de aandacht trekkend merkte ik bij hem op. Een heel geslaagd prentenboek!
Voor iedereen die ooit van iemand zal houden ❤️.
November 14, 2022
Archie and Zack was a charming story recommended to me by my professor. Archie to Zack was a 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature winner. I read this book in hardcopy format, and the illustrations were simple. The book is about an elementary school crush between two boys. Archie is too afraid to tell Zack he loves him and creates little notes conveying his feelings, but he never is courageous enough to give the notes.
At last, Zack finds Archie's true feelings and says Zack says he feels the same. This story is excellent for any young child navigating innocent first crushes. My favorite part of the story was how diverse all the characters were. Everyone was supportive of Archie and Zack's love. This title is a great first book to normalize love is love!
At last, Zack finds Archie's true feelings and says Zack says he feels the same. This story is excellent for any young child navigating innocent first crushes. My favorite part of the story was how diverse all the characters were. Everyone was supportive of Archie and Zack's love. This title is a great first book to normalize love is love!
January 18, 2021
Archie loves Zack, Zack loves Archie but the composing of just the right way to say so gets them both bottlenecked. Thank goodness for friends! The illustrations are colorful (although I enjoy a little less white on the pages) and spark the joy of the epistolary adventure of A and Z. My favorite part are their friends who just know each of them so well that these friends make sure Archie's hidden notes get to Zack. They recognize Archie's handwriting, paper, etc. when the notes are found in unusual places. Obviously! They are for Zack from Archie! First crushes, friendship and expression are main themes of this delightful book for readers 4 to 8 years (I believe).
March 31, 2021
5 stars
If I could give this picture book more than 5 stars I would! This book made my heart absolutely melt into a happy puddle of goo. It is sweet and lovely and everyone should read it, just to put a smile on their face. I have never seen this character dynamic before in a picture book. This is a story about puppy love and a young one’s first big crush….but between two little boys! I’ve never seen a same gender match when referencing elementary crushes, and this author did it to perfection. It’s DEFINITELY worth a read!
- Miss Emily
If I could give this picture book more than 5 stars I would! This book made my heart absolutely melt into a happy puddle of goo. It is sweet and lovely and everyone should read it, just to put a smile on their face. I have never seen this character dynamic before in a picture book. This is a story about puppy love and a young one’s first big crush….but between two little boys! I’ve never seen a same gender match when referencing elementary crushes, and this author did it to perfection. It’s DEFINITELY worth a read!
- Miss Emily
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April 21, 2021I'm full of emotion. I remember my first elementary school crushes and how simple everything seemed even though it was probably more complicated than I remember.
This is a lovely story about two boys who experience their first crush. It's delightful ANNNNDDDD I think it's a great picture book depicting young love.
This is a lovely story about two boys who experience their first crush. It's delightful ANNNNDDDD I think it's a great picture book depicting young love.
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