This is an absolute gem of a book that readers of all ages will adore. After all, it passed the teenager test. Highly, highly recommend.
Tag: Age 4-8
Review: The Elephants Come Home (A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship)
In 2021, to talk about a Caucasian couple living in South Africa (the name of the country doesn’t even make it into the book), without any nod to how these folks came to be there (colonialism) is in itself quite a misstep.
Review: Share Some Kindness Bring Some Light
The book is delightfully quaint, a beautiful story about being brave, showing kindness, the joys of friendship, and the idea that if you are truly kind, you need not buy friendship.
REVIEW: THE HIPS ON THE DRAG QUEEN GO SWISH, SWISH, Swish
A riot of color and movement, this is a catchy read-aloud, much like the original, and it’s easy to see its appeal to kids and fans of all ages.
Review: If Only
The grass isn’t actually greener on the other side of the gate.
Review: A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India
Meandering through crowded, narrow lanes our dark-skinned protagonist narrates the scents and sounds of the market as she contemplates what to get for her mother- the swish of marigold garlands, the scent of jasmine to perfume her mother’s braid, the rickshaw rushing by.
REVIEW: We Became Jaguars
He is very hesitant, as she convinces him to become a jaguar crawling first along the carpeted floors of the house and then into the nearby forest. The transformation from human to beast is captured beautifully on a bifold illustration depicting them as half human, half jaguar stalking into the night.
Review: Lobe Your Brain
This book is highly non-objectionable; except, I do not know why it was published.
The Mountains of Mumbai
The text is simple, but the subtext vast. This book is a warm optimistic conversation between two little girls about challenging one’s perspective.