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The illustrations in this are beyond stunning!
It reminds me of a mix of traditional art from different cultures: I can see Indian Mehndi style influences, patterns that resemble West African cloth, and details on the animals that remind be of Australian Indigenous art also.
I'm an absolute sucker for traditional tales from around the world, and to see new tales that carry those same feelings so beautifully is rare. I like how it mixes modern understanding of the world (the stars literally being tiny suns for example) with common tropes of traditional folklore, such as the mischievous monkey.
This book would be a great way to compare world folklore with newer stories, just as modern variations on fairytale are used.
It reminds me of a mix of traditional art from different cultures: I can see Indian Mehndi style influences, patterns that resemble West African cloth, and details on the animals that remind be of Australian Indigenous art also.
I'm an absolute sucker for traditional tales from around the world, and to see new tales that carry those same feelings so beautifully is rare. I like how it mixes modern understanding of the world (the stars literally being tiny suns for example) with common tropes of traditional folklore, such as the mischievous monkey.
This book would be a great way to compare world folklore with newer stories, just as modern variations on fairytale are used.
After reading this I had to do a little check... and I was right. Rose the author and illustrator is autistic herself.
I know this shouldn't necessarily matter, but as someone who is autistic and partially verbal myself, I like to look into whether the books that represent neurodivergencies are own voice or not (although even then we can't always know for sure or expect to have this information publicly disclosed).
I haven't seen a picture book before that represents AAC (alternative augmentative communication).
I've seen children sometimes be encouraged to use flashcards and other tools in schools, although this is still majorly discouraged in favour of speech therapy, but I've never seen it represented in a story. I really hope this is something I begin to see more of.
As someone who was late diagnosed, I struggle with allowing myself to use AAC. There is a societal understanding that speaking is normal, and anything else is weird, time consuming, or irritating.
I'm glad to see an uptake of understanding the sensory reactions and needs of autistic children, especially in books, but I really hope more books like this, representing other traits of neurodivergent children (and adults) become more mainstream/commonplace.
It's not perfect (the typical animals instead of people, it's a little oversimplified for my liking) but considering I've not seen this before, I'm very happy with it.
This will be going in my all-times-favourites folder even without a 5 star review exactly for these reasons.
I know this shouldn't necessarily matter, but as someone who is autistic and partially verbal myself, I like to look into whether the books that represent neurodivergencies are own voice or not (although even then we can't always know for sure or expect to have this information publicly disclosed).
I haven't seen a picture book before that represents AAC (alternative augmentative communication).
I've seen children sometimes be encouraged to use flashcards and other tools in schools, although this is still majorly discouraged in favour of speech therapy, but I've never seen it represented in a story. I really hope this is something I begin to see more of.
As someone who was late diagnosed, I struggle with allowing myself to use AAC. There is a societal understanding that speaking is normal, and anything else is weird, time consuming, or irritating.
I'm glad to see an uptake of understanding the sensory reactions and needs of autistic children, especially in books, but I really hope more books like this, representing other traits of neurodivergent children (and adults) become more mainstream/commonplace.
It's not perfect (the typical animals instead of people, it's a little oversimplified for my liking) but considering I've not seen this before, I'm very happy with it.
This will be going in my all-times-favourites folder even without a 5 star review exactly for these reasons.
