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When Words Have Power by Lisa Chong

sirhe's review

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4.0

What do tomatoes and bananas have in common? They both belong. Read this book to understand how inclusivity and words can affect the way a person feels.

kaileywicked's review

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emotional informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.5

This was a very cute story with an important message. It took two similar situations in which people say something that hurts another person's feelings. Our main character Henry looks at these two situations and has a moment of self reflection, then comes to understand that we should think about the words we use. In this story, Henry is in the wrong and comes to the conclusion after seeing another perspective, which I think was very beautifully written. 

The pictures are amazing, are very pretty, and help tell the story in greater detail. The facial expressions of characters are great for young readers to see and connect to the emotions being discussed; ie uncomfortable, confusion and inquiry. I thought the pictures were used expertly to show how the side characters are effected by the plot/main characters. 
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