Pool Party!

Illustrated by Amy Hevron

About The Book

Discover the tiny, fascinating world that exists among the leaves of a rainforest plant in this new book in an illuminating nonfiction picture book series that explores how even the smallest habitats play big roles in nature.

Welcome to a rainforest celebration! Hear rain showers tickle the treetops! See rainbows color the canopy! Watch raindrops dance down into the forest…and form freshwater pools among the leaves of a bromeliad plant.

Did you know that a tiny habitat can form in a small pool of water among the leaves of a plant? In the rainforest, bromeliad plants live in the trees and have wide leaves that catch rainwater. These rainwater pools become vibrant homes for small critters like tree frogs and insects and food sources for big critters like monkeys and parrots!

With snappy, funny text and lush illustrations, this book invites curious readers to explore a tiny habitat that’s a sky-high pool party in full swing.

About The Author

Photo courtesy of the author

Amy Hevron is an illustrator, graphic designer, and children’s book author who lives in Seattle. She is the illustrator of several children’s books including The Tide Pool Waits by Candace Fleming, Tree Hole Homes by Melissa Stewart, and Can You Hug a Forest? by Frances Gilbert, as well as her own Tiny Habitats series, Dust Bunny Wants a Friend, and The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration. Visit her at AmyHevron.com.

About The Illustrator

Photo courtesy of the author

Amy Hevron is an illustrator, graphic designer, and children’s book author who lives in Seattle. She is the illustrator of several children’s books including The Tide Pool Waits by Candace Fleming, Tree Hole Homes by Melissa Stewart, and Can You Hug a Forest? by Frances Gilbert, as well as her own Tiny Habitats series, Dust Bunny Wants a Friend, and The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration. Visit her at AmyHevron.com.

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Raves and Reviews

Hevron’s latest foray takes readers to a South American rainforest, where her focus is the “freshwater pools [that form] among the leaves of a bromeliad” (a flowering plant)—specifically, the many species that thrive in that habitat over a year. The brief sensory-rich text brims with pertinent information; the friendly-looking species that live in or visit the pool add comments via speech bubbles in the lively mixed-media art, enhancing the humor and child appeal.

– Horn Book, November/December

This stunning addition to the Tiny Habitats series will make a wonderful story time offering. Dive headfirst into the lush pages of this rainforest read.

– Kirkus, 06/01/2025

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