Reviews - Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

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585 reviews for:

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

Joanna Ho

4.63 AVERAGE

byrningup's review against another edition

3.5

3.5. The art was breathtaking and the prose was beautiful, but I wanted a little bit more in terms of the story

becks4books's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful medium-paced

kerlipcahaya's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

"i have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea. My eyes crinkle into crescent moon and sparkle like stars. Gold flecks dance and twirls while stories whirl into their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

what a beautiful picture book about self-acceptance, self-love and love for one's culture and roots <3

this book is for asian kids to learn to love and celebrate their asian eyes, that they have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea ❤️

buttermellow's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kriss_knows_all's review against another edition

5.0

I read this book for a grad school class and I am SO glad I did. This book is beautiful. The artwork is gorgeous and the story is just was amazing. The idea of looking at what makes you different, finding the connections that gives you to others, and celebrating those differences? What more do you want from a picture book?

owlien's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

mandarchy's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Nominated for the 2022 Washington State Children's Choice Picture Book Award, I just read this book to all my students. We loved the beautiful illustrations and we are inspired to find the stories in the illustrations and read them too. We talked about Amah and who has an Oma or a Nana. The book is loaded with metaphors and similes and could easily be used to introduce those literary devices and how to tell them apart. The publisher provides activity pages and the students loved the butterfly coloring page. They are asking for more (K-5)!