Reviews

Flare by Kallie George

juliaheagle's review

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This simple chapter books was so adorable and showed great character development for the main character. It also taught the important lesson that it's okay to be sad and even cry, it is a good book to validate children's emotions. This book would be good to read to children when discussing different emotions and trying to validate them. Great lesson in this book!

erine's review

3.0

Simplistic, but sweet. Addresses the idea that if you're tough and strong then you don't cry.

The illustrations are beautiful.

jmshirtz's review

3.0

I like that this includes a mythological creature, specifically a phoenix. I like that the phoenix's tears have healing powers (Yay, HP!). I even like that Flare learns empathy through another's pain. But, it was too long and didn't have an obvious point to it (as I was reading).

cweichel's review

4.0

Young Flare never cries, so the Sun, the wind, and the rain take it upon themselves to teach him how to cry. (This really reminded me of the story The North Wind and The Sun.) As Flare learns empathy, he also learns to cry. It turns out that his tears have magical powers.
Geneviève Côtés charming illustrations enhance these beginning chapter books.

katebrarian's review against another edition

3.0

This book was as cute as the others in the series. I think the more I read of them the less I like the series as a whole though, for some reason. Cloud, Wind, and Sun were adorable. They had to teach Flare that it's ok to cry because his tears have healing abilities but they don't tell him until he actually heals somebody with his tears. It seemed weird to me that they wouldn't lead with that? Especially since they think that tears must come from pain or sadness (because Sun is too happy to teach Flare how to cry), you'd think it would make him more willing to try it if he knew there were benefits. Anyway! Cute illustrations, the story is ok but nice in the end.