A review by emkoshka
Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker, Yoko Tanaka

2.0

The sparrow massacre of China's Cultural Revolution basically epitomises the shortsightedness and sheer stupidity and cruelty of Chinese policymakers of the time (remember, these people also gave the world the One Child policy). In picture book form, the story is distressing and not for sensitive young children. And although it ended on a note of hope, it also made me feel very sad.