Reviews

Sweep by Júlia Sardà, Louise Greig

yanailedit's review

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tammae's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A touching story about emotional regulation.

meadowsolace's review against another edition

4.0

such a great book on emotions and managing them!

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

ina_loves_books's review

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

taries's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

middle_name_joy's review against another edition

3.0

Is it just me, or does this boy look like a young Gru from Despicable Me? No? Ok.

Anyway...[b:Sweep|41458425|Sweep|Louise Greig|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1535227057l/41458425._SX50_.jpg|64723371] is about said boy's big, bad feelings sweeping away everyone and everything around him. It quickly gets out of control, but the boy can't stop it. Eventually he learns that the same wind that picked up his bad mood can just as easily change directions.

I love a good social-emotional story. This was decent. I think older elementary students would get the metaphors and symbolism better than the primary set. One thing that disappointed me was that the boy didn't have to take responsibility or make amends for the chaos his bad mood caused.

amelias's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

throneofpaperbacks's review against another edition

4.0

This children's book was beautifully designed and had quite an empowering message about not letting your bad moods affect you or others which is something I need to learn more about

bees_circus's review against another edition

5.0

A great story, particularly for children who struggle with “bad moods” like Ed. Beautiful illustrations too.

Joshua (6 years): It helped me calm down.
Daniel (8 years): I really liked the book.