necessaryfictions's reviews
243 reviews

Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles

the pages where edward interacts with new animals are so full of perosnality!

Ani's Light by Tanu Shree Singh

4.25

the use of the dark cloud of fear and anxiety and sadness following ani is sooo good. the long walk home, the darkness in whatever light :( the longer rectangular shape of this book also really adds to that.

as long as you let others love you, you will be okay.

My Mother Was a Nanny by Laura James

4.5

oh caribbean moms... <3

Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

cute :) the use of size and shadow and distance in the illustrations is rly good. i love that he was telling the penguins stories the whole way to the south pole!

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

love the die-cuts of all the new clothes! you can always make something out of nothing :)

i gotta learn to sew my own clothes joseph is washing me!

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

4.25

classic for a reason the cadence and rhythm is so good! 

i read an old library circulating copy and on one of the white backmatter pages someone who looks like a kid wrote A+ in a tiny circle surrounded by a big A+ in a bigger circle. double A+ certified from the mouths of babes

Our Story Starts in Africa by Patrice Lawrence

informative reflective

4.5

that second gen trini feeling...!!! i love how this conveyed that interconnected diaspora history, from the brilliance to the pain to today

I Want to Ride the Tap Tap by Danielle Joseph

i love the illustration style with the paint splattered faces! bon bagay!

Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai

emotional hopeful informative

4.75

very powerful to read, i felt the child and parent i read to really connected and felt inspired by her story

Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney

love how the feeling and movement in dancing is described in this. the page of alvin seeing ted dance and trying it himself.. the spark that creates an artist!