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A review by sharolyn
Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom
4.0
A devastating story full of hope and beauty. Great to hear Cameron Bloom tell his perspective of the story and the frank closing words from his wife Sam Bloom about her life in a wheelchair at the end of the book were very important (challenging, needed, helpful, difficult...). The pictures are beautiful and the way the magpie came into their lives and made it's mark really is something special.
I don't want to be a Negative Nelly, but I almost wish they didn't have the inspirational sentences of text next to the photos. Just the story and then the pictures would have been sufficient for me. I think the pictures speak for themselves and the text seems a little bit trite. It some how cheapens or takes away from this incredible story. (I recently re-read the Blue Day Book by Bradley Trevor Greive (who co-authored this one too) and felt the same way. Kind of a cute style but also a bit tacky...). Am I a terrible person for saying that? Should I keep my mouth shut if I can't say something nice? Reviews can be so helpful and also so very weird and unhelpful.
I don't want to be a Negative Nelly, but I almost wish they didn't have the inspirational sentences of text next to the photos. Just the story and then the pictures would have been sufficient for me. I think the pictures speak for themselves and the text seems a little bit trite. It some how cheapens or takes away from this incredible story. (I recently re-read the Blue Day Book by Bradley Trevor Greive (who co-authored this one too) and felt the same way. Kind of a cute style but also a bit tacky...). Am I a terrible person for saying that? Should I keep my mouth shut if I can't say something nice? Reviews can be so helpful and also so very weird and unhelpful.