Lift

A sweet, evocative slice of imaginative life. Iris the protagonist is a big sister. Ugh, lame. She enjoys pushing elevator buttons. But sometimes her parents let her little baby brother push them as well. As the book gently says: “BETRAYAL!” Iris finds an elevator button in the maintenance man's bucket o' stuff, tapes it to her wall, and uses it to go to space.

This is a sweet, funny, and beautiful portrayal of kidhood, siblinghood, BETRAYAL, and space. I think it would be quite good for a preschooler, especially one with an annoying baby harshing her mellow. Or, you know, just tryna get by as well! (Babyhood is hard!)

Iris loves pushing the elevator buttons. It's her job, until she is suddenly usurped by her little brother. Annoyed, she rescues an elevator button panel from the trash, and is delighted to find that pushing this button transports her to far away places. Now, she must decide whether to go alone, or to allow her irritating baby brother to come along on the adventures.

Bright illustrations, and a story with a sense of creativity and adventure. Right now, in the middle of this pandemic, I think we'd all like to push an elevator button and go somewhere else.