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A review by ljrinaldi
Astrid and Apollo and the Puppy Surprise by V.T. Bidania, Dara Lashia Lee
3.0
This was a cute enough story of a Hmong-American family getting ready for a birthday.
The ending was telegraphed, and perhaps it wasn't for the age group that this was written for, and perhaps it was, and that made the reader feel as though they had one over on Astrid. Either way, though it was brightly colored, and a quick story, there wasn't much suspense on what the present was, because the title of the book kind of gave it away.
So, yeah, a cute story, but that was about it.
Probably good for kids to see representation, though.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
The ending was telegraphed, and perhaps it wasn't for the age group that this was written for, and perhaps it was, and that made the reader feel as though they had one over on Astrid. Either way, though it was brightly colored, and a quick story, there wasn't much suspense on what the present was, because the title of the book kind of gave it away.
So, yeah, a cute story, but that was about it.
Probably good for kids to see representation, though.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.