Midwest Book Review, Children’s Bookwatch, August 2024

The Magic Ticket
David Hicks, author
Kateri Kramer, illustrator
Fulcrum Publishing
www.fulcrumbooks.com
9781682754559, $16.95, PB, 32pp

Synopsis: When his beloved sister dies and his parents are too grief-stricken to attend to him, a little boy must figure out on his own how to process what has happened. When he visits his local library and a kind librarian hands him a “magic ticket”, he finds an unexpected sanctuary in the world of books. Could reading be the gateway to understanding, and coping with, such a devastating loss?

Critique: With the publication of “The Magic Ticket”, author David Hicks and illustrator Kateri Kramer have collaborated to create a tender and moving picture book story of loss, grief, and the healing power of storytelling. Especially and unreservedly recommended for children ages 3 to 9 — and for parents whose childhoods, like that of author David Hicks, was to be forever changed by the death of a loved one. This paperback edition of “The Magic Ticket” from Fulcrum Publishing is thoroughly ‘kid friendly’ in style and subject, making it an ideal pick for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community/public library Life Skills/Life Lessons picture book collections.

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