"The story is told entirely without words in a series of fully detailed, beautifully crafted, colorful vignettes of varying sizes. In them readers see and understand mom’s, Nana’s, and, of course, Oscar’s emotions in their faces and body language."
— Kirkus Reviews
"...an emotionally resonant story that will speak, in particular, to any child who has had to temporarily say goodbye to a caretaker."
— 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast