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booksitea's review against another edition
5.0
Purchased for my niece and nephew and this book made my teenage bouldering heart sore. I loved this so much. Climb on baby boulderers
periparaparasakura's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
daintybooks's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
tinothy's review against another edition
4.0
Short and sweet with a powerful message of dedication and perseverance.
amdame1's review against another edition
4.0
I read this to our self-contained SPED class and they enjoyed it. I think they could all relate to having a problem to solve and that you make mistakes and have to try again and again to work something out.
Loved the illustrations and that she wears the pants her mom sews for her. Also that her parents are not rock climbers - she figured out on her own that this is something she loves and that they gave her the freedom to explore it.
Loved the illustrations and that she wears the pants her mom sews for her. Also that her parents are not rock climbers - she figured out on her own that this is something she loves and that they gave her the freedom to explore it.
bethmitcham's review
3.0
Great little story of a teenager who has already reached the top ranks of boulder climbers. She's scaled V15s! That's amazing.
I like the way the book plays with the way climbers call boulders "problems" -- she learns from them by falling, as we learn in life.
The backmatter has a timeline of her life (short -- she's only 19!). The illustrations are I think digitally produced? They weren't really to my taste. The words occasionally rhymed, but not on most of the pages; I didn't really see a pattern to that.
I like the way the book plays with the way climbers call boulders "problems" -- she learns from them by falling, as we learn in life.
The backmatter has a timeline of her life (short -- she's only 19!). The illustrations are I think digitally produced? They weren't really to my taste. The words occasionally rhymed, but not on most of the pages; I didn't really see a pattern to that.
nthcls's review
5.0
Ashima Shiraishi is great (idol! idol!) and I loved this picture book. Great story and beautiful drawings! Get it for your kids and your friends who can't climb due to covid.
tashrow's review
5.0
Ashima is one of the best rock climbers in the world. Here, she shows how climbers take on the problems (or obstacles in the rock) in front of them. In this book, the problem she shares is the Golden Shadow in Rocklands, South Africa, which she climbed successfully at age 13. Ashima visualized her approach, clapped her hands full of chalk, mapped out each step in her head, and started her climb. Some parts of the rock, she named after different things in her life: her mother’s fabrics and her father’s dancing elbow. But then, the world slipped out from under her, and she fell. She dusted herself off, had a snack, and faced the problem again, learning from her fall. She tried again, stretching muscles to bridge the rock, and conquered it!
The writing here is a great mix of pragmatic approach and also lovely visualizations about the rock itself and the problem it presents. Ashima tells her story in the first person, from examining the huge problem in front of her through the approach, her fall and then success. But each step is executed in front of the reader where they can feel the muscle strain, see the skill that Ashima uses, and also use the approach of falling and learning from those falls, to dust off and try again.
The art by Xiao is marvelous with a substantial comic-book or superhero feel to it. This works really well with the subject matter, which has Ashima climbing what looks like impossible rock walls. The art shows clearly the different steps of the climb and how Ashima approaches each one with determination and focus.
A thrilling read and will inspire you to climb the rocks in your life too. Appropriate for ages 5-8.
The writing here is a great mix of pragmatic approach and also lovely visualizations about the rock itself and the problem it presents. Ashima tells her story in the first person, from examining the huge problem in front of her through the approach, her fall and then success. But each step is executed in front of the reader where they can feel the muscle strain, see the skill that Ashima uses, and also use the approach of falling and learning from those falls, to dust off and try again.
The art by Xiao is marvelous with a substantial comic-book or superhero feel to it. This works really well with the subject matter, which has Ashima climbing what looks like impossible rock walls. The art shows clearly the different steps of the climb and how Ashima approaches each one with determination and focus.
A thrilling read and will inspire you to climb the rocks in your life too. Appropriate for ages 5-8.
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