A review by srujan
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully

5.0

Since all the wonderful aspects of the books are already talked about in the previous reviews - the gorgeous watercolour illustrations, the uplifting vibe of the story and the reinforcement of the idea that you don't just give you if you don't succeed at first - I will talk about the impression it left on my tinies, especially my daughter. I just brought out the book and casually left it on the their reading shelf without mentioning anything about it. My daughter was immediately drawn to the book, probably because of image of Mirette on that high wire, and insisted we read it first. She was extremely thrilled wire-walking by the time we finished. And when Monsieur Bellini commends her for being persistent and not giving up, she immediately said, "Mummy, she is just like that Little Blue Engine, isn't she!" I don't know if it is a good enough book to deserve the Caldecott Medal. May be it is not, especially not from the perspective of an adult who has read a lot by the time this one reaches their reading pile. But for my 4 year old, the book probably achieved what it set out to do when it was published for the first time. We certainly love this one! ❤️