Tenía 10 años cuando, al igual que Octavio, recibí unas gafas y de repente pude ver. ¡Qué marcado estaba todo! ¡Tantos detalles sobre las hojas de losTenía 10 años cuando, al igual que Octavio, recibí unas gafas y de repente pude ver. ¡Qué marcado estaba todo! ¡Tantos detalles sobre las hojas de los árboles! ¡Qué afilados eran los bordes y las esquinas!
Este es el libro perfecto para quienes ven por primera vez. Porque poder ver literalmente puede llevar a una lectura que puede transformarse en ver metafóricamente. Muy recomendable, incluso para aquellos con visión 20/20.
En aras de una divulgación completa, recibí este libro de NetGalley y Kids Can Press a cambio de una reseña honesta....more
I was 10 years old when, like Octavio, I received a pair of glasses and could suddenly see. How crisp everything was! So many details on leaves! How sI was 10 years old when, like Octavio, I received a pair of glasses and could suddenly see. How crisp everything was! So many details on leaves! How sharp corners and edges were!
This is the perfect book for those seeing for the first time. Because being able to see literally can lead to reading which can read to being able to see metaphorically. Highly recommended, even to those with 20/20 vision.
In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review. ...more
An infant boy named Ezra overhears his parents talk about how big he’s getting and then dreams of growing into a giant baby overnight. Ezra then goes An infant boy named Ezra overhears his parents talk about how big he’s getting and then dreams of growing into a giant baby overnight. Ezra then goes on to paint the town red like a kinder, gentler Godzilla. I loved every page, and Liz Rosenberg’s illustrations provided the perfect zany homage to every Godzilla movie.
In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Marble Press in exchange for an honest review. ...more
Steve the horse is nothing but sure of himself. Without checking anything out, he decides that a balloon is actually a red egg. His friends advise himSteve the horse is nothing but sure of himself. Without checking anything out, he decides that a balloon is actually a red egg. His friends advise him to check it out — but oh, no! Steve has as much self-assurance as he does ignorance. (If Steve reminds you of someone else, I don’t know if that’s a coincidence or not. Steve, however, is a bit smarter and not cruel at all.)
I had not read the first in this series, but it would work as a stand-alone. Kids will probably love this book, I found dealing with Steve to be exhausting. (Again, don’t know if that’s coincidence or to be expected.)
In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review. ...more
Normally, older sister Anna accompanies Junie when they go to visit their grandparents, Nan and Pop. But not this year, as Anna is in the hospital. InNormally, older sister Anna accompanies Junie when they go to visit their grandparents, Nan and Pop. But not this year, as Anna is in the hospital. Instead of playing with Anna, Junie spends the summer taking photographs and looking for an elusive ancient turtle named Edmund. And feeling anguished with worry over Anna’s illness.
What a wonderful picture book, dealing with a subject simply too big to easily put into words! Children face death, illness and other sorrows that hit those around them, and this book sends the message that they’re never alone. In both senses, as others too worry about their families, and as children want reassurance than others care about them, no matter what.
In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review. ...more
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