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5.0
My eight-year-old assures you that this book is a five out of five. She hasn’t yet graduated to writing her own full-length reviews, but I count it as high praise that she read it to each of her siblings after she read it for herself. And she’s had her eye on me since I claimed it back (so I wouldn’t forget to write about it).
This is a hardcover book that is beautiful. Though it’s a children’s book, it’s also very much a book for the rest of us. The story is delightful and touching, but that’s not what seals it for me. The illustrations are worthy of anything we find in the library or at bookstores, but that’s not what makes it so special for me. The pages are glossy and they smell new-book-divine, but that’s not the best part of the book.
No, what makes this book special is how it moves my heart, how all the components work together and create something greater. There is a lesson in this book for everyone who reads it, and I suspect that lesson changes depending on where you are in your life.
This is a hardcover book that is beautiful. Though it’s a children’s book, it’s also very much a book for the rest of us. The story is delightful and touching, but that’s not what seals it for me. The illustrations are worthy of anything we find in the library or at bookstores, but that’s not what makes it so special for me. The pages are glossy and they smell new-book-divine, but that’s not the best part of the book.
No, what makes this book special is how it moves my heart, how all the components work together and create something greater. There is a lesson in this book for everyone who reads it, and I suspect that lesson changes depending on where you are in your life.
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