What did you read this year?
Allie’s
average rating for
2024
3.6
3.6
Didáctico is didactic. D-i-d-á-c-t-i-c-o.
Torpe is clumsy. T-o-r-p-e.
Olvidable is forgettable. O-l-v-i-d-a-b-l-e.
John Parra's illustrations are wonderful, as always. I really like the back matter, but the book itself is really ham-fisted. I think in order to be more readable, it needed a much lighter touch. Maybe if the spelling had been incorporated into the illustrations? I don't necessarily know how to make it better, I just know it didn't work ...more
Torpe is clumsy. T-o-r-p-e.
Olvidable is forgettable. O-l-v-i-d-a-b-l-e.
John Parra's illustrations are wonderful, as always. I really like the back matter, but the book itself is really ham-fisted. I think in order to be more readable, it needed a much lighter touch. Maybe if the spelling had been incorporated into the illustrations? I don't necessarily know how to make it better, I just know it didn't work ...more
This is such a special picture book. The story itself is so dang cute, with a shy black cat and best friend toad trying to find their forever home. Surface reading is lovely and sweet. I think it would be a nice story time book to gently introduce talking about prejudice, loneliness, and feeling included/excluded to a very young audience. The illustrations are also really incredible, and I will definitely be watching for Heidi Moreno's picture bo
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