"Separated from the rest of her class during a field trip to a Stockholm zoo, Dani is thrilled to find herbeloved friend Ella, whose distant school is also visiting the zoo. After spending a mostly happy timetogether, both return to their own schools. At home that evening, dinner is an uncomfortable occasion.Dani has''t had time to process having her father home from the hospital before he asks Sadie, his nurseand girlfriend, to join them. With the support of extended family and friends, Dani works through a series of concerns about her father and her best friend before finding her balance again. Providing a synopsis ofthis book doesn't convey the pleasure of reading it or viewing its lively, expressive ink drawings. Eachaction, comment, facial expression, character flaw, or emotion is simple on its own, but it becomes part ofan emotionally nuanced, richly interconnected narrative. Best appreciated by readers of the previous fourDani books, this one delivers the warmth and human interest that characterize the series.

"--Booklist.