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readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely beautiful.
Timely and important read.
Amazing illustrations.
Timely and important read.
Amazing illustrations.
heisereads's review against another edition
5.0
Poem. Memoir. Immigrant story. This is beautiful!!
Pair it with Yuyi Morales' Dreamers.
Pair it with Yuyi Morales' Dreamers.
abigailbat's review against another edition
A gorgeous picture book memoir from Mexican-American poet Herrera depicting scenes from his childhood, all the while he was dreaming of what he might become. His love of words is obvious and his passion for writing. This is an inspiring book for all young writers and young kids dreaming of what they might become. Hand to fans of DREAMERS by Yuyi Morales for another inspiring, beautifully illustrated immigrant memoir or PABLO NERUDA by Monica Brown for another picture book illuminating the life of a Latino poet.
stenaros's review against another edition
2.0
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This is a good story from a migrant's perspective and an inspiring story for anyone. I didn't personally connect with the illustrations, but they were good.
Unfortunately, this picture book did not work for me. At first there seemed to be a scheme for how things would go. There were four pages ending with "Imagine" and then one page with "Imagine what you could do too." I assumed this would continue through the book and when it didn't, there was a tension built that I found off putting.
There was also one page I didn't understand what was being said.
This is a good story from a migrant's perspective and an inspiring story for anyone. I didn't personally connect with the illustrations, but they were good.
Unfortunately, this picture book did not work for me. At first there seemed to be a scheme for how things would go. There were four pages ending with "Imagine" and then one page with "Imagine what you could do too." I assumed this would continue through the book and when it didn't, there was a tension built that I found off putting.
There was also one page I didn't understand what was being said.
katlogbrenn's review against another edition
3.0
Autobiographical account of traveling to a foreign country as a child, learning the language and eventually becoming nationally recognized for poetry.
jshettel's review against another edition
4.0
Poetic memoir/autobiography of Juan Felipe Herrera, poet laureate.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
December 2018 - it's beautiful, both words and pictures, but Ben didn't seem to connect with it in any way. It might work best for older kids who can understand more of the context behind the story.
azajacks's review against another edition
4.0
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