Lila Danisa
Though we (my son and I) currently live in tropical country that only has 2 seasons (dry season and rainy season), we kinda feel the summer solstice too. Especially now (end of April to June/July) because the sun was so strong.
The garden this book portrayed was kinda the same like our neighborhood gardens and bushes. The flowers were blooming and so colorful. Though the people around here choose to not come outside after 9 or 10 in the morning because the sun is already full power.
My son mostly loved this book because of its colorful illustrations. He said he felt cheerful because of the vibrant colors the illustrations presented. However, he was complaining a little bit about no hijabi in the illustrations. There was a woman with scarf around her neck, but my son said it's not the same with hijab. Well ok then. As for me, the diversity in this book was good enough. I can’t complain since I easily think the scarf woman is enough to represent the hijabi.
Thank you to Kate Allen Fox (Author), Elisa Paganelli (Illustrator), Broadleaf Books, Beaming Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
Though we (my son and I) currently live in tropical country that only has 2 seasons (dry season and rainy season), we kinda feel the summer solstice too. Especially now (end of April to June/July) because the sun was so strong.
The garden this book portrayed was kinda the same like our neighborhood gardens and bushes. The flowers were blooming and so colorful. Though the people around here choose to not come outside after 9 or 10 in the morning because the sun is already full power.
My son mostly loved this book because of its colorful illustrations. He said he felt cheerful because of the vibrant colors the illustrations presented. However, he was complaining a little bit about no hijabi in the illustrations. There was a woman with scarf around her neck, but my son said it's not the same with hijab. Well ok then. As for me, the diversity in this book was good enough. I can’t complain since I easily think the scarf woman is enough to represent the hijabi.
Thank you to Kate Allen Fox (Author), Elisa Paganelli (Illustrator), Broadleaf Books, Beaming Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.