"'It’s hard to knit a sweater with your hooves,' writes Bahrampour (A Pig in the Palace) in the irresistible opening to this parable about curiosity versus fear, 'but Hakim somehow did it,'. . .he book’s meaning is unmistakable, and even urgent: snap judgments and trepidation are no way to move forward in the world." ―Publishers Weekly
"Plays on viewer expectations, but the real fun comes from the opportunity to guess what the fog illusions really are at storytime." ―The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The watercolor illustrations are dramatically composed, full of humor, and punctuated with mysterious glowing fog. A book that is perfect for storytime and, with its clean design and accessible text, also for new readers." ―The Horn Book Magazine