An ideal marriage of poetry and art; another successful entry in a long-running and (seemingly) perennially renewable series.
—The Horn Book (starred review)

Dunlavey's expressively atmospheric double-page paintings play with light effects, a scarlet tanager flashing through the dappled green and a porcupine that's just shuffled out of the beams of an oncoming truck. In addition to the pithy lyric portraits, Elliott provides intriguing facts about each animal in the backmatter, such as the "beaver's teeth are constantly growing," allowing inquisitive listeners to connect with these creatures in a variety of ways. An irresistible invitation to get out of the house and into the woods.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

There's a lot going on in these woods, and author and illustrator together manage to honor them in a truly spectacular way.
—Booklist (starred review)