Disclaimer: I received this finished copy from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: I Want To Be A Vase

Author: Julio Torres, Julian Glander

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 5/5

Diversity: This book can be read as an analogy for trans rights and thus the characters can be trans!

Recommended For...: children’s readers, picture book, LGBT

Publication Date: June 7, 2022

Genre: Children’s Picture Book

Age Relevance: 0+ (a little rudeness)

Explanation of Above: There is a rude vacuum who says some unkind things to other household appliances.

Publisher: Atheneum

Pages: 48

Synopsis: Shapes. You’ve heard of them. You might have even interacted with a few. But do you really know them? From plucky Plunger, who wishes to defy his shape and become a beautiful vase, to other household objects with dreams of a life beyond their predestined roles, I Want to Be a Vase takes readers on an essential and visually stunning journey through the lives and intimate dramas of often-overlooked household appliances.

Review: I really liked this picture book! The artwork looks computer animated and I loved how colorful it was. The book focuses on inanimate objects and how they don’t feel like who they were made to be, but they feel like other objects. It’s their journey to being accepted by some of the ruder members of the household and understanding themselves. The book can be read as an analogy for trans rights, which is how I’m reading it, but the most important message that you can take away from the book is to just be accepting to others as they view themselves. It’s not for you to police how others define themselves.

Verdict: It’s such a great book! I highly recommend this one!