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tarawe's review
3.0
The illustrations are cute and appealing to kids but I feel the story misses an opportunity to actually normalize crying instead it feels like the narrator panics.
I received an advanced reader from Net Galley
I received an advanced reader from Net Galley
libraryrobin's review
2.0
Suggests uses for tears but glosses over the real need to cry that many feel.
rainbowbritekid's review
4.0
Thank you NetGalley. My kindergartner loves this story. We are at the age where we are talking more and more about our emotions. The story centered around crying but also some humor. She thought tiding your tears to brush your teeth was genius. Very cute and timely for kids today.
woodsbookclub's review
4.0
In If You Cry like a Fountain, the author and illustrator Noemi Vola highlights the practical benefits of crying with quirky and surprisingly fun examples, like crying around lunchtime so we can use our salty tears to boil pasta. Yeah, you can laugh? I did too! And, as a big crier myself (for real, I even have a t-shirt saying 'I'm pretty cool, but I cry a lot'), I found this picture book for early readers genuinely delightful.
The book begins with a sad and tearful worm and an unseen narrator, who shares various ways to 'cry better'. The ideas are sometimes silly but always creative, and I smiled a lot while reading. The colourful illustrations are full of humour and greatly enrich the message. Everyone cries, and that's okay.
The book will be a good-hearted resource for discussing feelings and emotions and help develop young kids' emotional self-regulation. And I do know it would have to help me when I was a kid. The only downside is that it's too short. The story could be better told with a few more pages. For example, in the beginning, I felt like crying wasn't okay, in the 'keep your chin up' way, which seems dissonant with the themes of the rest of the book. Besides that, I would love it if, in the future, there's a Portuguese version so I can buy that for my younger cousins and goddaughter.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
The book begins with a sad and tearful worm and an unseen narrator, who shares various ways to 'cry better'. The ideas are sometimes silly but always creative, and I smiled a lot while reading. The colourful illustrations are full of humour and greatly enrich the message. Everyone cries, and that's okay.
The book will be a good-hearted resource for discussing feelings and emotions and help develop young kids' emotional self-regulation. And I do know it would have to help me when I was a kid. The only downside is that it's too short. The story could be better told with a few more pages. For example, in the beginning, I felt like crying wasn't okay, in the 'keep your chin up' way, which seems dissonant with the themes of the rest of the book. Besides that, I would love it if, in the future, there's a Portuguese version so I can buy that for my younger cousins and goddaughter.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
pib003's review
4.0
This is really funny for adults, I would hesitate to read it to an audience younger then first or second grade for fear of spreading misinformation
lightbulbheart's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
ARC from NetGalley. This fun little book helps to normalize crying for children and states outright that tears are useful. The portion on crying far from home is especially hopeful and clever. The illustrations are particularly delightful.
carleelikestoread's review
3.0
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book. While I think this book had the best of intentions, I think it falls short of its goal in its current state. The beginning of the book could be confusing to an early reader. I love that this is a book meant to bring awareness to mental health to younger ages, but I have read other books that have been more successful. I think there is potential and the illustrations that are in this iteration of the book are very well done. However, the message of the book and the way that is expressed, particularly to young readers who may have limited familiarity and understanding of this topic, could be improved and made clearer.
mortiffa's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.25
Received a copy of this book through NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada.
What an adorable read about emotional intelligence. This is a fun, quirky book about feelings I could see my class absolutely loving.
What an adorable read about emotional intelligence. This is a fun, quirky book about feelings I could see my class absolutely loving.