A review by xsleepyshadows
The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear

5.0

BEAUTIFUL! I loved the heartfelt story and the wonderful watercolor illustrations! I really felt like this was such wonderful way for a family visiting their family in Japan to bond with each other. It shows family bathing together and shows bodies of all types and ages. The illustrations do not hide these bodies and it's just bathing just as a normal person would! I especially love the author's note in the back that talks about the experience they had (the story is based on) and how her body acceptance started early in life and think it is strange that we go to such extreme ways that we hid our bodies here. I feel very similarly and think there must be comfort to see and understand that bodies are different and how they will develop into elderly ages.

Highly recommend!