"Maclear's succinct, effective second-person narration adds a welcome interactive feel to the text. Morstad's evocative art helps make these more complex concepts easy to understand for a young audience." -- STARRED REVIEW, The Horn Book "Whimsical, wonderful, and altogether magical. A doorway to doorways and beyond." -- Kirkus Reviews "In a whimsical picture book study that's positioned as an homage to Ruth Krauss's A Hole Is to Dig and Remy Charlip's essay 'A Page Is a Door,' prior collaborators Maclear and Morstad embrace doors as portals to play and possibility. In dialogue with some children's literature greats, the creators meaningfully highlight doors as metaphors for openness." -- Publishers Weekly "Reminiscent in tone and style of the classic A Hole Is to Dig , these two brilliant creators deftly sweep readers into the infinite wonder and potential that awaits behind doors of all kinds." --Lynn Becker, Shelf Awareness "Morstad's unrushed art is an expansive complement to Maclear's writing, showcasing everyday doors, suspenseful thresholds and portals to imaginary realms rich with colors and vivid imager.

" -- Booklist "They are brilliant individually, but each book by Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad together is an open door. The composition of the book can only be called perfect." --Imaginary Elevators "Through poetic language and imaginative visuals, it captures the quiet excitement of possibility. [ A Door Is to Open ] is a reminder that every door, no matter how small, holds the potential to lead somewhere unexpected." --GTA Weekly.