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jess_mango's review
4.0
Mindy Kaling is awesome! I've read her essay collections and she is so funny on both the page and the screen. Now, you can share the joy of Mindy with the littles in your life. In this picture book, Isabel Sanchez Vegara gives us a kid-friendly look at the life of Mindy. Mindy was raised in an Indian-American family and early on developed a passion for writing and comedy. She went on to be the first Indian-American woman to star in her own show. She is breaking barriers and being a great inspiration for others.
The book is loaded with colorful illustrations and approachable text for kids. The book also has a bunch of extra stuff at the end like photos and a timeline.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
The book is loaded with colorful illustrations and approachable text for kids. The book also has a bunch of extra stuff at the end like photos and a timeline.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
geekwayne's review
4.0
'Mindy Kaling' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Yallaroza is a biography for young readers about a brilliant comedy writer's life.
Mindy Kaling was born Vera Mindy Chokalingam. Her parents named her Mindy after a character on a sitcom. As a young girl, Mindy memorized quotes from movies, but she didn't see anyone that looked like her in them. She dreamed of becoming a comedy writer and that's what she did.
I've enjoyed Mindy Kaling's work and it was great to read this inspiring book about her. The illustrations are very fun too.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Mindy Kaling was born Vera Mindy Chokalingam. Her parents named her Mindy after a character on a sitcom. As a young girl, Mindy memorized quotes from movies, but she didn't see anyone that looked like her in them. She dreamed of becoming a comedy writer and that's what she did.
I've enjoyed Mindy Kaling's work and it was great to read this inspiring book about her. The illustrations are very fun too.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
hmhurst's review
4.0
This is the most adorable little biography I’ve ever read. I’ve read most of the books by Mindy Kaling, so I thought I knew everything about her but I learned several new things in this book. So cute! I hope there are more books in this series.
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
The thing I love about this series, Little People, Big Dreams, is that while the author features many famous men and women from Elton John to Michelle Obama, whom of course we have heard of, she also features people that we may have only heard of in plassing, or never heard of at all.
I was vaguely aware of Mindy Kaling, having heard of The Mindy Project, but never having watched The Office, I didn't know what she was all about.
The point of the books is to get a taste of famous people's lives and where they started. And while it is intended for the very young, they are picture books after all, it is also good for adults to get a quick rundown of who people are and where they came from.
And according to the website of the author, who has now written over 50 of these stories, children love these stories because they always begin with the lives when they were kids.
So, what I'm trying to say is, this is another good addition to the series.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
I was vaguely aware of Mindy Kaling, having heard of The Mindy Project, but never having watched The Office, I didn't know what she was all about.
The point of the books is to get a taste of famous people's lives and where they started. And while it is intended for the very young, they are picture books after all, it is also good for adults to get a quick rundown of who people are and where they came from.
And according to the website of the author, who has now written over 50 of these stories, children love these stories because they always begin with the lives when they were kids.
So, what I'm trying to say is, this is another good addition to the series.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
5elementknitr's review
5.0
Ms. Kaling is one of my favorite people in the world of celebrities!
She works very hard, her style is impeccable, and her Mindy Project was a favorite show of ours!
She works very hard, her style is impeccable, and her Mindy Project was a favorite show of ours!
panda_incognito's review
4.0
This picture book biography is a simple, appealing introduction to Mindy Kaling's family background, early work, success in television writing, and ongoing prominence as a remarkable South Asian woman in the entertainment industry. The illustrations in this book didn't appeal to me quite as much as some of the others in the series, especially since the proportions were off on some pages, but it's a nicely done book that will appeal to Mindy Kaling fans and to people who are interested in learning about her.
I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.