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From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom, Wai-Yant Li, Kai Yun Ching

macklin's review against another edition

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I got this Gritlit after attending a Kai Cheng Thom event. She signed it to me and I have already given it away to Atia and Takina. We read it all together on the back porch of the ugly duckling. It was such a wonderful experience. 

tophat8855's review against another edition

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4.0

Lovely picture book for children trying to figure out their identity and how they present themselves. My kids loved it.

daniellekat's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Charming but it was weird that there was no capitalization in the text. Also, I wish there was little more to the messaging than “the other kids were jealous”. 
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puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

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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

5.0

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lsparrow's review against another edition

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4.0

love this book about being yourself even when you don't fit the boxes that others expect you to.

szucker6's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative

4.5

libwinnie's review against another edition

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4.0

Beautiful watercolor illustrations and hopeful story. I appreciate that their mother doesn't have the answers, but I wonder if the fairytale ending may not ring true.

jac18's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

misskamibee's review against another edition

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4.0

what a lovely book! and such a magical and gently way to help explain that it's okay to be different, as long as it's true, to children.

laura_sackton's review against another edition

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Your gender is up to you.
You can be a fig tree or a bee.
You can be stardust, you can be a canoe.