A review by rinnyssance
Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston

3.0

The art in this story is beautiful. I also really appreciated the backstory of the characters. The love story was also cute, albeit cliche, but I something about this story just doesn't gel well. I'm going to show the kids this story because I like the historical references. It'll introduce two important topics (slavery, the trail of tears), even if there is no real context on these matters. It's my understanding that the original story was for adults and this was adopted for children. Whatever. I'm going to let them read it but I'm not in love with the way the story was adapted.