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DNF. This book will be great for fans of mythological fiction but not so much as an introductory piece to the genre.
Age: 4th-7th grade
Two wildly different girls find themselves pushed into a friendship by their dating dads as they attend summer camp together. Sloan manages to successfully write this entire book via email without the style getting monotonous or confusing. Nothing astounding but a fun summer read, nonetheless.
Two wildly different girls find themselves pushed into a friendship by their dating dads as they attend summer camp together. Sloan manages to successfully write this entire book via email without the style getting monotonous or confusing. Nothing astounding but a fun summer read, nonetheless.
Age: High School+
Identity: Dominican & Dominican American
Tough Issues:
Acevedo has an amazing talent for writing in verse for teens. She moves a plot along, providing dialogue, character development, and suspense. But she also drops beautiful and heart-wrenching metaphors, while using visuals that encourage you to read the verse in profound ways.
All this being said, I wasn't swept away by this story like Acevedo's other books. The girls felt underdeveloped and the first half of the book was very slow-moving. Happy I read it, but not earth shakingly good.
Identity: Dominican & Dominican American
Tough Issues:
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Death of father, stalking, attempted rapeAcevedo has an amazing talent for writing in verse for teens. She moves a plot along, providing dialogue, character development, and suspense. But she also drops beautiful and heart-wrenching metaphors, while using visuals that encourage you to read the verse in profound ways.
All this being said, I wasn't swept away by this story like Acevedo's other books. The girls felt underdeveloped and the first half of the book was very slow-moving. Happy I read it, but not earth shakingly good.
Age: Preschool+
The third in an SEL series by Highlights (ABCs of Kindness , Kindness Counts 123) prolific children's author Eileen Spinelli presents a variety of ways that we work together to make the world a better place. Cleaning up a mess, taking care of someone who is sick, making music, and cleaning up trash outside are all demonstrated with diverse characters, smiling faces, and helping hands. The text does not rhyme, which may have allowed for a little more freedom to describe the ways that we can be a community.
The third in an SEL series by Highlights (ABCs of Kindness , Kindness Counts 123) prolific children's author Eileen Spinelli presents a variety of ways that we work together to make the world a better place. Cleaning up a mess, taking care of someone who is sick, making music, and cleaning up trash outside are all demonstrated with diverse characters, smiling faces, and helping hands. The text does not rhyme, which may have allowed for a little more freedom to describe the ways that we can be a community.
Age: Toddler
Emotions: Missing mama
Animal: Bear
Mama needs to go to work and little Bear goes to cubcare. As soon as she leaves, Bear starts to cry. With a reassuring hug by the teacher, a group of kind, inviting friends, and a schedule of distractions, Bear soon has a wonderful day at cubcare. Simple text and vibrant, relatable illustrations for the new school initiates.
Emotions: Missing mama
Animal: Bear
Mama needs to go to work and little Bear goes to cubcare. As soon as she leaves, Bear starts to cry. With a reassuring hug by the teacher, a group of kind, inviting friends, and a schedule of distractions, Bear soon has a wonderful day at cubcare. Simple text and vibrant, relatable illustrations for the new school initiates.
Age: Toddler-Kindergarten
Emotion: Frustration, Disappointment
A little girl's day begins and she is excited to go outside and play but it's raining and yucky outside! A tantrum ensues but dad is there to hold her tight saying it will be alright. The girl decides to change her attitude and find fun things to do inside. Her imagination runs wild with a blanket nest, a block tower, a muffin party with her stuffies, and paintings. Throughout the book, the girl returns to her frustration--like a real child!--but continues to find new things to do until, at last, the storm clouds blow away, as they always do.
The text felt like a mantra with gentle repetition of key phrases--an excellent way to be mindful of your anger while working through it. The watercolor illustrations were astounding and the colors were gently reassuring. This book is a true standout in the SEL field.
Emotion: Frustration, Disappointment
A little girl's day begins and she is excited to go outside and play but it's raining and yucky outside! A tantrum ensues but dad is there to hold her tight saying it will be alright. The girl decides to change her attitude and find fun things to do inside. Her imagination runs wild with a blanket nest, a block tower, a muffin party with her stuffies, and paintings. Throughout the book, the girl returns to her frustration--like a real child!--but continues to find new things to do until, at last, the storm clouds blow away, as they always do.
The text felt like a mantra with gentle repetition of key phrases--an excellent way to be mindful of your anger while working through it. The watercolor illustrations were astounding and the colors were gently reassuring. This book is a true standout in the SEL field.
Age: Toddler-preschool
Family: Working mothers
Identity: POC, brown skin, straight black hair
A sweet mantra for a working mom and her child. Toddlers get a glimpse of what a mom might be doing throughout the day while they are at daycare. Charming and reassuring!
Family: Working mothers
Identity: POC, brown skin, straight black hair
A sweet mantra for a working mom and her child. Toddlers get a glimpse of what a mom might be doing throughout the day while they are at daycare. Charming and reassuring!
Age: 3rd-5th grade
Mermaid and fantasy lovers will soak up this fast-paced series.
Mermaid and fantasy lovers will soak up this fast-paced series.
Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Activism: Feminism, intersectionality, POC, disability, LGBTQIA+
"Witness the lives of a bold group of friends.//If one is in need, another defends."
Three women of color create an incredible, accessible, and age-appropriate introduction to Intersectionality, how different parts of a person combine to affect their life experiences and personal identity (especially where one receives advantage and disadvantage). Although one would think that a sociological framework often discussed in college would be inaccessible to Kindergarteners, the rhyming text and relatable situations are ripe for curious and growing minds.
Activism: Feminism, intersectionality, POC, disability, LGBTQIA+
"Witness the lives of a bold group of friends.//If one is in need, another defends."
Three women of color create an incredible, accessible, and age-appropriate introduction to Intersectionality, how different parts of a person combine to affect their life experiences and personal identity (especially where one receives advantage and disadvantage). Although one would think that a sociological framework often discussed in college would be inaccessible to Kindergarteners, the rhyming text and relatable situations are ripe for curious and growing minds.