A beautiful analogy, if a bit heavy on the description. Very fully formed world that I want to keep exploring.

A completely fun novel, if a little lacking in cohesive plot.

The thing I love most about this book is how it doesn't have a happy ending. Stephie's dad still thinks she's Stephen, and Stephie is frustrated but ultimately very understanding. It models how children can be right about themselves and still treat the wrong adults in their lives with love. My only hesitance here is that it is a lot to ask of any child that they become the mature partner in the parent-child relationship, as Stephie does. Still, it's great to have a role model for how it could be done.

Beautiful illustrations, less of a clear conclusion or climax than I'd expected after all that buildup.

Sweet tale of sibling support, where one of the siblings is on the autism spectrum.