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annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review
4.0
Look, I'm absolutely in no way the target audience of this book. I know. But I needed it. Toy Story was my childhood. We had a talking Woody and a Buzz with sound effects. I loved the second movie even more than the first and I always liked the thought that my toys had fun without me when I left the room. I can't wait for a new generation to get that same feeling. And I can't wait to watch the new Buzz Lightyear movie that will be released.
And I for sure can't wait for this book to reach its target audience! We have a clearly black girl on the cover. This girl has worked her whole life to become a space ranger and due to science, strange time shizzle and chance she becomes a team with the famous Buzz. I really hope that stories like this will give girls, and even more black girls, the hope that they can be whoever they want to be. And I hope it inspires society to let them be whoever they want to be.
This book is also a great way to get kids excited about sci-fi novels. I have to admit that for my personal taste there was too much fighting and war in space involved in this story, but still. Can you imagine? All those little girls, reading this book and falling in love with the genre and growing up to read stories like this and to maybe even write them? Doesn't it sound like we will get all kinds of new and genre-bending adventures? It does to me!
I also really loved the big lessons in this book. It's a children's book, so the lessons are a little on your nose, but they are important so I'm totally okay with that. The book teaches about believing in others and yourself. It keeps on repeating that it's okay to make mistakes and try to fix them (even in life and death situations! The book was very firm on this message!) and it made sure to tell that no one can save the world alone.
So, come on girls! To infinity....AND BEYOND!
And I for sure can't wait for this book to reach its target audience! We have a clearly black girl on the cover. This girl has worked her whole life to become a space ranger and due to science, strange time shizzle and chance she becomes a team with the famous Buzz. I really hope that stories like this will give girls, and even more black girls, the hope that they can be whoever they want to be. And I hope it inspires society to let them be whoever they want to be.
This book is also a great way to get kids excited about sci-fi novels. I have to admit that for my personal taste there was too much fighting and war in space involved in this story, but still. Can you imagine? All those little girls, reading this book and falling in love with the genre and growing up to read stories like this and to maybe even write them? Doesn't it sound like we will get all kinds of new and genre-bending adventures? It does to me!
I also really loved the big lessons in this book. It's a children's book, so the lessons are a little on your nose, but they are important so I'm totally okay with that. The book teaches about believing in others and yourself. It keeps on repeating that it's okay to make mistakes and try to fix them (even in life and death situations! The book was very firm on this message!) and it made sure to tell that no one can save the world alone.
So, come on girls! To infinity....AND BEYOND!
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