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sducharme's review against another edition
5.0
A girl calls a family meeting to discuss her family's financial situation. She's sure they could be doing better. Sitting at their handmade wooden table, she asks her parents how much money they have. They begin adding up all of their riches - their sunsets, the wildlife they've seen, the time they have to watch a cactus flower bloom - and assign each a monetary value in the thousands of dollars. Gradually the girl begins to understand that the world her parents have created for the family is more beautiful and rewarding than anything money could buy. The message is powerful and poetically delivered, but the tone is not preachy. This is a celebration of nature, particularly of the American southwest, and the line drawings with washes of yellows and orange highlight the stark beauty of the region.
beths0103's review against another edition
3.0
A young girl who thinks her family is poor in money, comes to realize that they're really rich in what truly matters in life.
claudiaswisher's review against another edition
4.0
Parents who have strong convictions about their lives confront a daughter who disagrees that they are 'rich'. She wants them to get better-paying jobs, ones inside, with no windows to look outside.
Yes, their table was hand crafted with love, but they can't be rich...
Patiently, and with devotion to their children, their way of live, their surroundings, and their values, her parents show the narrator how to value what you have.
Baylor's words are simple, sounding as if they COULD come out of the mouth of a sweet, if not exasperated daughter who just wants the trappings of what she sees as success...I love the tone.
Parnall's illustrations are breathtaking accompaniments...they show the sweep of the settings, the smallness of humans within those settings, and the incredible harmony of the two. Baylor and Parnall together create such beauty.
Yes, their table was hand crafted with love, but they can't be rich...
Patiently, and with devotion to their children, their way of live, their surroundings, and their values, her parents show the narrator how to value what you have.
Baylor's words are simple, sounding as if they COULD come out of the mouth of a sweet, if not exasperated daughter who just wants the trappings of what she sees as success...I love the tone.
Parnall's illustrations are breathtaking accompaniments...they show the sweep of the settings, the smallness of humans within those settings, and the incredible harmony of the two. Baylor and Parnall together create such beauty.
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