When you’re learning to draw from life, one of the first challenges is to see not only the object you want to represent but also the space around it, the negative space. Priscilla Tey invites children ages 4 to 8 to go one step further and observe what’s in between one thing and another in her lively inquisitive picture book “in-Between Things”. It’s not a book about drawing but about noticing: “Pick any two things to look in between. Look left and look right, there’s much to be seen!” Wonky, colourful mixed-media illustrations - in between painting and drawing, you might say - offer ample opportunity for children to identify colours, creatures and concepts in between on thing and another, including, of course, what they see between the front and back covers of “In-Between Things”. - Wall Street Journal

Her aesthetic is quirky, ingenious, and highly disciplined: she works in strong shapes and fittingly translucent colors, and imbues even inanimate objects with humor and character. In one standout vignette, she promises that a fort (made from a sheet and chairs in a child’s bedroom) “will separate you from the monsters at night.” The dog, snugly inside, basks in the glow of a flashlight, the cat peers in from the threshold, and in the darkest corner of the room, some googly-eyed goblins lurk (more goofy than scary), looking thwarted and a little sad. Without venturing beyond the cat and dog’s home and neighborhood, Tey shows readers there’s a world of in-between wonder right in front of them. - Publishers Weekly Starred Review