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ahpotts's review
4.0
Read this with my 8 and 10 year old. They were fascinated and especially impressed that she is on the $10 bill. Great discussion opener.
elizabethlk's review
4.0
The first time I learned about Viola Desmond, I was in my late teens/early twenties. I don't think I ever learned about black history in Canada as a child. (For the sake of clarity, I am 25 years old, Canadian, and I loved history growing up). I hope that books like this one mean that kids today will get to learn more about Viola Desmond at a younger age. I hope books like this one mean that kids today will get to learn more about Black Canadian history.
The story is short, but it offers a good brief picture of Viola Desmond's life, death, and significance in history. The illustrations are cute and offer an accessible blend of a traditional picture book with comic-style imagery. This is the kind of book that serves as a good primer, and hopefully as merely an introduction to many broader subjects.
Recommended for anyone, child or adult, looking to get a brief intro to Viola Desmond's place in history.
The story is short, but it offers a good brief picture of Viola Desmond's life, death, and significance in history. The illustrations are cute and offer an accessible blend of a traditional picture book with comic-style imagery. This is the kind of book that serves as a good primer, and hopefully as merely an introduction to many broader subjects.
Recommended for anyone, child or adult, looking to get a brief intro to Viola Desmond's place in history.
katieckb's review against another edition
4.0
This is a well crafted, and educational children’s picture book about Viola Desmond and her role in advancing the rights of Black people in Canada. Despite bing Canadian, it is a story I did not know much about.
brookworm's review against another edition
4.0
I read & evaluated this book for the Vancouver Children's Round Table (VCLR)'s 2019 Information Book Award.
The cartoons don't really seem to add to the story. Other than that though, this was a great book with discussion about an important part of Canadian & Black history; it felt quite inspirational!
The cartoons don't really seem to add to the story. Other than that though, this was a great book with discussion about an important part of Canadian & Black history; it felt quite inspirational!
ahpotts's review against another edition
4.0
Read this with my 8 and 10 year old. They were fascinated and especially impressed that she is on the $10 bill. Great discussion opener.
cweichel's review against another edition
5.0
This book gave me all the feels. I’ve known about Viola Desmond for a while but am always happy to read more about her. I like the way this is formatted. The main text is written as regular nonfiction narrative. The illustrations are a graphic format with speech bubbles. Each compliments the other. Viola was a strong woman who ended up in trouble for wanting to sit in the white’s only section in a movie theatre.
It’s perfect that this book is published now since this fall Viola Desmond is the first woman to appear alone on our ten-dollar bill.
It’s perfect that this book is published now since this fall Viola Desmond is the first woman to appear alone on our ten-dollar bill.
elizabethlk's review against another edition
4.0
The first time I learned about Viola Desmond, I was in my late teens/early twenties. I don't think I ever learned about black history in Canada as a child. (For the sake of clarity, I am 25 years old, Canadian, and I loved history growing up). I hope that books like this one mean that kids today will get to learn more about Viola Desmond at a younger age. I hope books like this one mean that kids today will get to learn more about Black Canadian history.
The story is short, but it offers a good brief picture of Viola Desmond's life, death, and significance in history. The illustrations are cute and offer an accessible blend of a traditional picture book with comic-style imagery. This is the kind of book that serves as a good primer, and hopefully as merely an introduction to many broader subjects.
Recommended for anyone, child or adult, looking to get a brief intro to Viola Desmond's place in history.
The story is short, but it offers a good brief picture of Viola Desmond's life, death, and significance in history. The illustrations are cute and offer an accessible blend of a traditional picture book with comic-style imagery. This is the kind of book that serves as a good primer, and hopefully as merely an introduction to many broader subjects.
Recommended for anyone, child or adult, looking to get a brief intro to Viola Desmond's place in history.
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