Reviews

When I Colored in the World by Ahmadreza Ahmadi

bet27's review

2.0

I appreciate the idea of this book, but the structure of erasing a "bad" word with a "good" word made me wary when words like "winter" are used in the "bad" category. The over-simplicity of such a black-and-white statement doesn't fit the theme of coloring the world. I wish there was more nuance to the story. Again, the idea is cool and can create a rich a conversation with kids, but it fell short for me overall.

fernandie's review

3.0

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

clothpeg's review

fast-paced

1.75

somanybooks2's review

3.0

I want to thank #netgalley for giving me a copy of #WhenIColoredInTheWorld to review. This is a story about taking away words and replacing them with better things and three colors that represent them. This is a good book to teach symbolism and connotation. It's a good book to start thinking about the problems in the world and how to fix them. It's not a book that I would read repeatedly, but a good one for a discussion in a classroom.