More-igami

Smart design decisions--including a square trim size, origami-patterned end pages, and subtle fold marks that divide Karas's (A Poem in Your Pocket) images into vignettes--create a graceful visual underpinning to the theme, and an origami project is included for readers. It's a quiet but effective reminder of the value of practice.
--Publishers Weekly

Warm characters, gentle humor, and sweet illustrations convey the challenges of learning new skills without making them feel insurmountable. A title for all collections.
--School Library Journal

Karas' gouache-and-pencil illustrations clearly convey Joey's fascination with folding, and the frustration he feels at not being able to practice. The cast is wonderfully multicultural: African American Joey learns about origami from a Japanese American parent, and is given a place to practice by a Mexican American restaurant owner. With engaging text, charming illustrations, and bonus instructions for an origami ladybug, this is a winner.
--Booklist Online

Karas's gouache and pencil illustrations show a cheery multicultural neighborhood and an entertaining array of origami attempts made out of many types of paper. Young readers can also share in Joey's hobby if they try out the clear instructions at the end for making an origami ladybug.
--The Horn Book

More-igami is Dori Kleber's picture-book debut, and she tells her story with both gentleness and wit, and plenty of playful repetition for storytime. G. Brian Karas (Muncha, Muncha, Muncha!; Tap Tap Boom Boom) reflects her clean style with winsome, expressive gouche and pencil paintings. In a brilliant design coup, some of the pages have faint fold marks. Children who catch origami fever can fold their own ladybug using the step-by-step instructions in the back, and more and "more-igami" is sure to follow. Masterful.
--Shelf Awareness for Readers