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A review by alykat_reads
The Red Pencil by Shane W. Evans, Andrea Davis Pinkney
fast-paced
5.0
I understand the sentiment of not talking to your children about difficult topics - such as war, but I definitely believe there are age appropriate ways to tell them. Besides, there are millions of children across the world who have to live through the wars and they are even younger than our children that we say aren't old enough to learn about it. They're experiencing it so the least our children can do is learn about it.
This being written in verse really added to the beauty of the writing. This was powerful and a good way for middle-grade children to learn about what is happening in Sudan in a way that is accessible. I listened to this, but other reviewers have said the illustrations are absolutely beautiful, so eventually I would love to do a re-read of this with the physical version so I can see all the illustrations as well.
This being written in verse really added to the beauty of the writing. This was powerful and a good way for middle-grade children to learn about what is happening in Sudan in a way that is accessible. I listened to this, but other reviewers have said the illustrations are absolutely beautiful, so eventually I would love to do a re-read of this with the physical version so I can see all the illustrations as well.