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owlyreadsalot's review against another edition
3.0
I really loved the illustrations in this book and all the colors that filled each page. There was a great story here, but I felt like it was meant for a bit of an older audience, as some of what it included doesn't mean as much to a younger child.
I'm glad though, that I did get to read it with my daughter and at least try to explain to her why some of the illustrations were set the way they were. Along, with why some of the writing, with different characters, meant so much more to them than others.
But, it was a bit difficult to get into the harder topics with my little one, not that it shouldn't take precedent. But, for a child it's a bit difficult when, at least on my behalf, I want her to enjoy the simplicity and innocence of what a child book should be for her. It was a nice read though, with a good message.
I'm glad though, that I did get to read it with my daughter and at least try to explain to her why some of the illustrations were set the way they were. Along, with why some of the writing, with different characters, meant so much more to them than others.
But, it was a bit difficult to get into the harder topics with my little one, not that it shouldn't take precedent. But, for a child it's a bit difficult when, at least on my behalf, I want her to enjoy the simplicity and innocence of what a child book should be for her. It was a nice read though, with a good message.
seregelda's review against another edition
2.0
CW: depiction of abuse
I'm just not sure about this book. I (mostly) get it, but I agree with some of the other reviews here, it's not really a book for kids. :/ Page 10 is a really jarring picture of abuse. :( Some of the pages are nice, but some are really ominous. It kind of ends on a weird ominous note too. I can't really see kids liking this book. It just generally strikes a really weird note. *shrug*
I'm just not sure about this book. I (mostly) get it, but I agree with some of the other reviews here, it's not really a book for kids. :/ Page 10 is a really jarring picture of abuse. :( Some of the pages are nice, but some are really ominous. It kind of ends on a weird ominous note too. I can't really see kids liking this book. It just generally strikes a really weird note. *shrug*
kelleemoye's review against another edition
5.0
Full review with teaching tools: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=15174
I sat here for a long time trying to figure out how to put into words how I feel about this book. I just can’t, but I will try.
Let me give you some history. At ALAN in 2016, I believe, Matt was a speaker, and he shared how he’d written a poem about love to share with his daughter when the world didn’t seem so loving. Matt’s daughter is approximately Trent’s age and she’s his first just like Trent is, so I completely understood his feelings–the reality that we’ve brought children into this hard world. When Matt read his beautiful words, I cried. It was beautiful. At the end of the poem, he let us know it was going to be a book, and I had very high expectations.
Then at NCTE 2017, I heard that Penguin had a finished copy. I thought that there was no way that the book could live up to what I expected. But then I read it. And I cried again. I, probably rudely, found Matt right away, maybe interrupting a conversation he was having with someone else, to tell him what a beautiful book he and Loren had created. Matt’s poem had been about love, but the book is about LOVE. Love in the sense that every one needs to start thinking about–love between every person. Empathy. Understanding. Tolerance. Unity. Love for all humans.
And as I read it over and over (after I was lucky enough to receive a copy), I couldn’t think of a kid I didn’t want to share it with. I wanted to share it with my son to talk about how much I love him and how he should love all of human kind; I wanted to share it with my friend who is a 2nd grade teacher, so she could share it with all of her students; I wanted to share it with my students, so we can discuss about the love and acceptance found in each spread and each word; and I am so happy to be sharing it here with all of you so that it can be in every person’s life.
Also, please read this amazing article by Matt de la Peña: “Why We Shouldn’t Shield Children from Darkness” from Time and Kate DiCamillo’s follow-up “Why Children’s Books Should Be a Little Bit Sad” where she answers a question de la Peña posed in his article as well as this Twitter thread from Sayantani DasGupta where she explores the need for joy in the darkeness! It truly embodies my parenting and teaching philosophy: that although kids are kids, they are also humans and future adults; life should be about being real and about happiness.
In the end, I want to just thank these two amazing men for writing this phenomenal book that I so feel is needed so badly right now, and thank you for including nothing but truth within it including inclusion of all types of people and children and situations and cultures and races and ethnicities, etc.
I sat here for a long time trying to figure out how to put into words how I feel about this book. I just can’t, but I will try.
Let me give you some history. At ALAN in 2016, I believe, Matt was a speaker, and he shared how he’d written a poem about love to share with his daughter when the world didn’t seem so loving. Matt’s daughter is approximately Trent’s age and she’s his first just like Trent is, so I completely understood his feelings–the reality that we’ve brought children into this hard world. When Matt read his beautiful words, I cried. It was beautiful. At the end of the poem, he let us know it was going to be a book, and I had very high expectations.
Then at NCTE 2017, I heard that Penguin had a finished copy. I thought that there was no way that the book could live up to what I expected. But then I read it. And I cried again. I, probably rudely, found Matt right away, maybe interrupting a conversation he was having with someone else, to tell him what a beautiful book he and Loren had created. Matt’s poem had been about love, but the book is about LOVE. Love in the sense that every one needs to start thinking about–love between every person. Empathy. Understanding. Tolerance. Unity. Love for all humans.
And as I read it over and over (after I was lucky enough to receive a copy), I couldn’t think of a kid I didn’t want to share it with. I wanted to share it with my son to talk about how much I love him and how he should love all of human kind; I wanted to share it with my friend who is a 2nd grade teacher, so she could share it with all of her students; I wanted to share it with my students, so we can discuss about the love and acceptance found in each spread and each word; and I am so happy to be sharing it here with all of you so that it can be in every person’s life.
Also, please read this amazing article by Matt de la Peña: “Why We Shouldn’t Shield Children from Darkness” from Time and Kate DiCamillo’s follow-up “Why Children’s Books Should Be a Little Bit Sad” where she answers a question de la Peña posed in his article as well as this Twitter thread from Sayantani DasGupta where she explores the need for joy in the darkeness! It truly embodies my parenting and teaching philosophy: that although kids are kids, they are also humans and future adults; life should be about being real and about happiness.
In the end, I want to just thank these two amazing men for writing this phenomenal book that I so feel is needed so badly right now, and thank you for including nothing but truth within it including inclusion of all types of people and children and situations and cultures and races and ethnicities, etc.
sanjastajdohar's review against another edition
5.0
Such a warm and beautiful book to hug afterwards.
sfujii's review against another edition
5.0
Is there a six star? This one is also a tear jerker. Wow. I have heard a lot about this book, and it's just so beautiful. The pictures - amazing and representative. Of skin tones of family dynamics of class and race. Of places to live and neighborhoods/settings.
The story is pretty much captured by the title. But it's just really beautiful. About all the places in the world that you can see love. From the burnt toast that your brother gives you, to the protection of seeing things beyond what you should see. It's all love and it's everywhere.
The story is pretty much captured by the title. But it's just really beautiful. About all the places in the world that you can see love. From the burnt toast that your brother gives you, to the protection of seeing things beyond what you should see. It's all love and it's everywhere.
iphios's review against another edition
5.0
Both words and pictures show love in all its nuances and context.
sbelasco40's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely beautiful. Reads like poetry, and such pretty art too.
theelazyyonee's review against another edition
5.0
Fell for the story once I started reading it but it hit home for me.
This story isn't made up, it's told through the eyes of people who know.
When they are loved,
when they aren't.
When love stays with you & those you love. But that love is broken for it's no longer there.
Or when you have a love that was brought into this world but then taken away.
That's how I felt reading this book; these pictures can truly speak a lot to a person.
(Date(s) & Time(s) Read: 12th August 2019; 2:41pm to 12th August 2019; 2:47pm)
This story isn't made up, it's told through the eyes of people who know.
When they are loved,
when they aren't.
When love stays with you & those you love. But that love is broken for it's no longer there.
Or when you have a love that was brought into this world but then taken away.
That's how I felt reading this book; these pictures can truly speak a lot to a person.
(Date(s) & Time(s) Read: 12th August 2019; 2:41pm to 12th August 2019; 2:47pm)