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knod78's review against another edition
5.0
This completes Task 21: A CHILDREN’S BOOK THAT CENTERS A DISABLED CHARACTER BUT NOT THEIR DISABILITY from Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge.
The book was illustrated in simple pencil drawings, but in a way, that was beautiful. I learned about Basant, the Spring Kite Festival in Pakistan. I was confused about the main character, Malik trying to cut the other kite's strings, but then it was explained that Kite Fighting is a part of the festival. This book was a good story and I got to learn new things. Inshe Allah, I will read more from this author.
The book was illustrated in simple pencil drawings, but in a way, that was beautiful. I learned about Basant, the Spring Kite Festival in Pakistan. I was confused about the main character, Malik trying to cut the other kite's strings, but then it was explained that Kite Fighting is a part of the festival. This book was a good story and I got to learn new things. Inshe Allah, I will read more from this author.
lsparrow's review against another edition
5.0
Loved reading this book to the boys - the boys loved the story.
I loved the style of the illustrations, it being set in Lahore and also loved the memories it brought up of flying kites on the roof in Shikarpur.
I loved the style of the illustrations, it being set in Lahore and also loved the memories it brought up of flying kites on the roof in Shikarpur.
maureen_fox's review against another edition
4.0
Love the collage artwork! An easy story to get kids thinking about how similar people are all around the world.
readwithpassion's review against another edition
4.0
This is a beautiful story about Basant, a holiday for the arrival of spring. The story is set in Pakistan, and readers will love the illustrations of the kite flying. One of my favorite aspects of the story was that the character had a disability, but it wasn't the main focus of the text. He deals with bullying in very positive ways. If I still taught The Kite Runner (or if I still taught high school!), I would absolutely use this text in the classroom.
beths0103's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this story for the most part but thought it was a bit one-dimensional in places. For some reason it bothered me that the bully in the story didn't have a name, he was just called the bully.
jennifermreads's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up King for a Day as part of the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge. I needed a children’s book that starred a child with a disability without the disability being central to the story. I must say this was a quadruple-whammy: met the goal, warmed my heart to see a character with a disability where the disability wasn’t even mentioned, explained a festival I had no previous knowledge of, and the artwork awed me. I adore piece-art where a variety of mediums are used to convey an image. The fact that the textures transfer to the two-dimensional page but still POP always amazes me.
My only wish was that the bully had got his comeuppance. Yes, he lost both of his kites to Malik. But he also called Malik’s sister names (she shouted back at the bully but was said to have still looked very hurt) and stole a kite from a younger child. I get that handling bullies is difficult and that there is not a perfect solution. But, as a child and tween, I was told to ignore taunts and bullying. Teachers never did anything. And, to this day, I wish I had been able to fight back in some manner – or witness the bully being punished by an adult for their behavior. Children who are confronted with bullies need tools to handle the treatment and need to witness the bully being taken-to-task.
My only wish was that the bully had got his comeuppance. Yes, he lost both of his kites to Malik. But he also called Malik’s sister names (she shouted back at the bully but was said to have still looked very hurt) and stole a kite from a younger child. I get that handling bullies is difficult and that there is not a perfect solution. But, as a child and tween, I was told to ignore taunts and bullying. Teachers never did anything. And, to this day, I wish I had been able to fight back in some manner – or witness the bully being punished by an adult for their behavior. Children who are confronted with bullies need tools to handle the treatment and need to witness the bully being taken-to-task.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
5.0
I love collage. I really love collage. This is a great example of it too. The illustrations are wonderful. I also enjoyed learning a bit about the festival that welcome spring in Pakistan. This book is dealing with a bully, experiencing a festival and the wonders of kite flying. I loved it.
ama_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Love the use of texture and cloth in the illustrations.