In high school English class, I remember teachers telling us to look for the deeper meaning. We learned how to identify symbolism in each page. For example, who do these talking animals really represent, why is someone so intent on catching a whale, and why are we reading about people’s view of the future written almost a hundred years ago? This is how we learn to look for the hidden meaning of the text, to open the key to the author’s intended message. The reason for the meaning to be hidden can vary. Maybe there is fear of being too blunt due to the political landscape, or perhaps innuendo or euphemisms are more intriguing as they draw people in and encourage deeper thinking. The hard part is we don’t always know if this interpretation is the author’s intended meaning or if we are overreaching and coming up with our own. Sometimes there are historical conversations with the author that clarify the hidden meaning. At the end of the day, I don’t think it matters that we perfectly understand the author’s hidden meaning. It is much more fun if we can develop our own meaning and use the stories we read as the context that brings out that meaning. I am sure most authors would love to know that their stories made us stop and think. These reviews think through the hidden meaning within books in unique ways that make us stop and think as child psychiatrists, pondering what we may have missed the first time around.