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_reading_with_kate_'s review against another edition
I learned things about giraffes from this book and honestly I wasn't expecting that
sparklelys's review against another edition
5.0
What do you do to endear your pet giraffe to your family when said giraffe snores like to wake the dead? Sophia, fortunately, is a problem-solver par excellence.
A STEM story with great vocabulary adds for kids who ask questions and make the world a better place.
A STEM story with great vocabulary adds for kids who ask questions and make the world a better place.
the_knitting_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
Great picture books for elementary aged kids; teaches some vocabulary words along the way; illustrations rock. Grand-mama is the best!
heisereads's review against another edition
3.0
Sophia is back, and the giraffe she finally got in the first book, after learning the "magic" word, is causing some problems at home. I love the problem solving Sophia does with determination to find a solution even when the first ones don't work out, and even seeking out an expert. There are great engineering/STEM aspects to the story. Some of it feels a little heavy-handed, though, and I'm not sure why the specific vocabulary words were chosen - they don't seem to flow well. I do love the joyful illustrations and representation of a multi-racial family.
antsneversleep's review against another edition
4.0
Super fun and full of new vocab & giraffe facts.
annsantori's review against another edition
3.0
Silly and whimsical . . . Sophia's pet giraffe has a snoring problem that she must use her scientific savvy to solve! Nice use of a multi-racial, multi-generational family unit.
elizabethgreads's review against another edition
2.0
I didn’t read the frist book. That being said you don’t need to read the first book in order to enjoy this one.
I loved the illustrations and the representation of women in STEM fields. I enjoyed the creativy, persistence, and love Sophia has.
The author tried to implement higher level vocabulary words. This came across as forced and awkward and really took away from my personal enjoyment of the story. The vocabulary words also didn’t seem age apropate it for the targeted demographic.
I loved the illustrations and the representation of women in STEM fields. I enjoyed the creativy, persistence, and love Sophia has.
The author tried to implement higher level vocabulary words. This came across as forced and awkward and really took away from my personal enjoyment of the story. The vocabulary words also didn’t seem age apropate it for the targeted demographic.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
4.0
Fun follow up to One Word from Sophia about creativity and perseverance.
epicemmy's review against another edition
1.0
I'm really peeved. This book should have checked all the boxes--a cute giraffe, all female characters, STEM creative problem solving, a diverse family, but it executes it TERRIBLY with a problematic theme. How is it getting all these starred reviews?
I hate any children's book that tells a character they have to change to be loved, even if that animal is a pet, and there's no progression in this book between hating the giraffe and acceptance. The family hate Sophia's pet giraffe until she builds a sleep apnea device to quiet his snoring, and then it's all "Of course we'd never abandon him! He's family!" If you conform to make other people comfortable, they will love you. What kind of message is that? They are in no way supportive as Sophia tries to solve the snoring problem.
The art isn't grounded in a setting, which a lot of reviews appear to enjoy but which I thought made the story difficult to follow. The words on the page are unevenly distributed, so some pages look crowded and some look sparse. The vocabulary words were crowbarred into the narrative and weren't integrated in a way that children would grasp. (Not to mention they were just bad words? Why were they chosen?)
By not attaching it in setting, the story is weirdly ungrounded. The repetition isn't well executed, it relies on weird vacob choices or onomatopoeia and therefore the story lacks rhythm.
And love hinges on making other people's lives easier, which I just haaaaate as a message.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE STARRED REVIEWS?!?! I would never recommend this for purchase at my library.
I hate any children's book that tells a character they have to change to be loved, even if that animal is a pet, and there's no progression in this book between hating the giraffe and acceptance. The family hate Sophia's pet giraffe until she builds a sleep apnea device to quiet his snoring, and then it's all "Of course we'd never abandon him! He's family!" If you conform to make other people comfortable, they will love you. What kind of message is that? They are in no way supportive as Sophia tries to solve the snoring problem.
The art isn't grounded in a setting, which a lot of reviews appear to enjoy but which I thought made the story difficult to follow. The words on the page are unevenly distributed, so some pages look crowded and some look sparse. The vocabulary words were crowbarred into the narrative and weren't integrated in a way that children would grasp. (Not to mention they were just bad words? Why were they chosen?)
By not attaching it in setting, the story is weirdly ungrounded. The repetition isn't well executed, it relies on weird vacob choices or onomatopoeia and therefore the story lacks rhythm.
And love hinges on making other people's lives easier, which I just haaaaate as a message.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE STARRED REVIEWS?!?! I would never recommend this for purchase at my library.
wakenda's review
5.0
This book is so cute! It’s about a little black girl and her pet giraffe. She needs to science up a solution to his snoring so her family can sleep. I love the way adult vocabulary is used in a kid friendly way and how this normalizes CPAP machines for kids.