I Came From the Water

I really struggle with Vanita Oelschlager's writing style. It is unfocused, lacks explanation when bringing new elements to the story, and overall needs more editing regarding the structure. The illustrations were of poor quality, and quite violent for children during the flooding. This is a heavily handed catholic book where the doctor and the preacher are the only white people of the story, and portrayed as heroes. I didn't like the illustration about the grandmother and the text that implies that she let Moses float away. I didn't like the inclusion of a boy sitting on the text box, it was very goofy.

Thank you NetGalley and VanitaBooks, LLC for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Read and reviewed: 2018-12-06