Booklist reviews Save the…Rhinos!
Happy to see a nice review from Booklist for Save the…Rhinos! After the first book in a series, reviewers do not often follow up, so this is particularly welcomed. Thanks, Booklist!
“Thomson discusses threats to African and Asian species from poachers targeting their horns and from natural disasters. She notes that a single hurricane or tidal wave could quickly wipe out critically endangered Javan and Sumatran species, as each includes fewer than 100 rhinos. The efforts of local conservationists and worldwide supporters are discussed, and, in the back matter, readers are encouraged to help and given specific
ways of doing so. An informative book for readers who are concerned
about endangered animals.”
BROWN review “Best Picture Book of the Year”
There’s really nothing like having your book called “the best picture book of the year.”
Also, “one of the sweetest picture books ever created, ever, in the history of picture books.”
It’s probably going to go to my head.
So much is conveyed through the poetic words and gorgeous art of this sweet, peaceful, and long-overdue book. Go buy some copies.
Thanks, WackyMommy of Because I Said So book reviews!
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Review for TWO FRIENDS
Kirkus has lovely words for Two Friends, One Dog, and a Very Unusual Week!
Read MoreReaders will treasure the blossoming friendship between opposites in this whimsically illustrated tale. Short chapters and plenty of action make for an accessible and appealing reading experience….Touching and inspiring.
The Jean Little Library Praises Brown Is Warm
I’m both elated and humbled by this review for Brown Is Warm from the Jean Little Library.
This book is perfect in combining the diversity I want to see in my collection with subjects that teachers and parents are looking for and which will make it a popular choice and, possibly, an enduring classic.
Verdict: If you long for beautiful and diverse high-concept books but know they won’t circulate well for you, this is the book you need for your collection! If those high-concept books are easy circulators for you, this lovely book will be a wonderful addition. Either way, I recommend it for most collections.
Along with the illustrator, the editor, the designer, and the production team, I work my hardest at making a book that is beautiful, lyrical, a pleasure for the senses. But the one thing that is always a bit up in the air is reader engagement. I try to keep my readers in mind always, but I’m not sure any writer can ever really read their own work as a reader would–coming to it completely fresh. And the difficulty is doubled when the writer is an adult and the reader is a child.
It’s so gratifying, then, to hear praise from a librarian not just for the literary quality of the book (I mean, thanks for that, I do appreciate it), but also because she believes it will circulate–go into a reader’s hands over and over again. Because that’s what makes a book complete.
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“Readers will treasure the blossoming friendship between opposites in this whimsically illustrated tale. Short chapters and plenty of action make for an accessible and appealing reading experience. . . . Touching and inspiring.”
—Kirkus Reviews