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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'The Windy Day' with story and art by Tony Sandoval is about a girl who just wants to fly her kite and the fears she has to overcome to do that.
A young girl sets out to fly her new kite, but a ship full of goblins is out to stop her. She finds a friend in something bigger and kind of scarier. She learns to be more fearless going forward.
I like Tony Sandoval's work. His illustration style is interesting and work well for a story like this, but some of the illustrations are a bit scary looking, so I'm not sure who the market is for this book. Some little kids aren't prone to nightmares, but I can see some kids being afraid. Which is interesting because the books message would seem to be about just such a thing.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Lion Forge, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
A young girl sets out to fly her new kite, but a ship full of goblins is out to stop her. She finds a friend in something bigger and kind of scarier. She learns to be more fearless going forward.
I like Tony Sandoval's work. His illustration style is interesting and work well for a story like this, but some of the illustrations are a bit scary looking, so I'm not sure who the market is for this book. Some little kids aren't prone to nightmares, but I can see some kids being afraid. Which is interesting because the books message would seem to be about just such a thing.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Lion Forge, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
readingwithmygoldens's review against another edition
2.0
The Windy Day by Tony Sandoval is a story about a girl who is afraid to fly her kite because of the monsters in the forest that might come to get her. When a pirate ship (?) comes through the clouds full of goblins who want to take her kite (and then her) a great big wolf comes out of the forest and rescues her. Once she becomes friends with the wolf, she is no longer scared and has the "courage" to attempt the things she once was afraid of.
Oh boy...where to start. So, like other reviewers, I struggle on how to rate this as children's fiction because while the story is supposed to teach a message about finding the strength or courage within yourself to face your fears, the book is full of wonderful artwork that is way too scary for a young child. The goblins and monsters even look creepy to me! I think this would have been more well suited to older children, but then story would need more complexity to it.
I hope the author continues as his talent is quite clear, but I don't think this is the right fit for the intended audience.
I received a electronic copy of this book through Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors. I appreciate the opporutity to read and provide honest feedback.
Oh boy...where to start. So, like other reviewers, I struggle on how to rate this as children's fiction because while the story is supposed to teach a message about finding the strength or courage within yourself to face your fears, the book is full of wonderful artwork that is way too scary for a young child. The goblins and monsters even look creepy to me! I think this would have been more well suited to older children, but then story would need more complexity to it.
I hope the author continues as his talent is quite clear, but I don't think this is the right fit for the intended audience.
I received a electronic copy of this book through Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors. I appreciate the opporutity to read and provide honest feedback.
bookishlizz's review against another edition
2.0
This title misses something for me. I'm obsessed with picture books and read/review around a dozen a week. This one, this one just didn't check the right boxes for me. But, it does depend on what age group I would say the book is for.
When I'm reading a picture children's book with preschoolers (3-5 year olds) in mind I like to have a story with concrete ideas that are easy for preschoolers to understand. There is also something to be said about an easy to read font, a concise story, and beautiful but easy to understand illustrations.
However, if the story is for early elementary ages (6-9 year olds) you can have more abstract ideas and illustrations, along with more complex fonts and plot points.
If I read this thinking it is for a preschool audience the story is too abstract and wordy, the illustrations are too vague and scary, and from a literacy stand point, this font is a poor choice for kids who are learning their alphabet and to read.
However, if I was using this story for an older audience and we were learning to write about emotions like fear, this would be a great example. Only, there are a lot of other better examples out there (like Black Dog by Levi Pinfold or The Dark by Lemony Snicket). If it is supposed to be a folk tale it could fulfill that role as well, except, again, I feel like there are better examples to use in a classroom (like Little Red Riding Hood, which this feels very similar to).
Overall the book is very sweet, the illustrations are beautiful watercolors and I love folk tales and this felt like one. But that is my adult opinion, as a literacy specialist I wouldn't choose to use this book with kids.
When I'm reading a picture children's book with preschoolers (3-5 year olds) in mind I like to have a story with concrete ideas that are easy for preschoolers to understand. There is also something to be said about an easy to read font, a concise story, and beautiful but easy to understand illustrations.
However, if the story is for early elementary ages (6-9 year olds) you can have more abstract ideas and illustrations, along with more complex fonts and plot points.
If I read this thinking it is for a preschool audience the story is too abstract and wordy, the illustrations are too vague and scary, and from a literacy stand point, this font is a poor choice for kids who are learning their alphabet and to read.
However, if I was using this story for an older audience and we were learning to write about emotions like fear, this would be a great example. Only, there are a lot of other better examples out there (like Black Dog by Levi Pinfold or The Dark by Lemony Snicket). If it is supposed to be a folk tale it could fulfill that role as well, except, again, I feel like there are better examples to use in a classroom (like Little Red Riding Hood, which this feels very similar to).
Overall the book is very sweet, the illustrations are beautiful watercolors and I love folk tales and this felt like one. But that is my adult opinion, as a literacy specialist I wouldn't choose to use this book with kids.
graypeape's review against another edition
5.0
I quite enjoyed this book! The illustrations are sweetly weird, and delightfully creepy at times, though some younger kids might find them scary (I was not that child- I loved creepy stuff). To me, the illustrations convey the monsters of the girl's imagination without being truly scary- there's just enough menace to give the idea. In the story, a little girl wants to fly her kite, but she must go through the shadowy woods to get to the clearing where she can fly it. On the way, her imagination kicks in- when she reaches the clearing, a dark "pirate" cloud appears, filled with goblins that want to steal her kite. They surround her, and she is frightened, but then a big animal, half wolf and half dog, emerges from the shadows and chases the goblins away. He asks if she'd like to play with him, and off they go; suddenly, the woods aren't so scary anymore- there aren't any monsters after all! The half dog, half wolf stays with her after that, making her fearless, and we find out his name- Courage. I really liked the girl's vivid imagination, and how it changed her perspective, conjuring up courage as a strong beast to chase her fears away.
erine's review against another edition
A book looking for the just the right kind of quirky reader to enjoy this kite-flying, goblin-defying adventure.
1siobhan's review against another edition
4.0
*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free little book.*
I quite enjoyed reading this book although I am 20+ years too old to be the target group. However, it was quite fun and in parts a bit like a Tim Burton movie. I'd read it to my kids if I had any but not before bedtime.
Four stars!
I quite enjoyed reading this book although I am 20+ years too old to be the target group. However, it was quite fun and in parts a bit like a Tim Burton movie. I'd read it to my kids if I had any but not before bedtime.
Four stars!
etienne02's review against another edition
3.0
Great artwork! Love the style! But the story itself is a bit ordinary, without being bad, there's just not much in it in term of substance. Some illustrations also didn't always match the text, like the timing is off, the good illustration seem to appear one page too late.
luisterpaul's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
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