Reviews

Almond by Allen Say

locolibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

The illustrations are beautiful.
Jealousy can hinder us from seeing our own talents.

constantcatreader's review against another edition

4.0

The illustrations are beautiful.
Jealousy can hinder us from seeing our own talents.

raingirlpdx's review against another edition

5.0

Almond is the story of a young girl who feels overshadowed by a new girl at school who is a violin prodigy. This is the story of how Almond overcame her discomfort and discovered her own super power. Illustrations appear to be chalk-like, some super-imposed over photographs.

panda_incognito's review against another edition

2.0

The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, but the story is short on substance and resolves too quickly. I think that this could have made a great chapter book, because the girl's search for a talent is a relatable theme, but the peer violin player that she admires comes and goes too quickly, without any direct role in the story, and there was no room for character development or true growth over time. The story simply isn't suited to a picture book format, and thus seems abrupt and strange.

unheardmelokate's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 stars - a little too disjointed, and the way the illustrations were paired with the text doesn't help the flow of the story at all