By: Laurence Anholt
This was a very enjoyable read and engaged me from the start. It is based on a true story, however it maintained it’s imagination and creativity through the illustrations and the telling. This book would be good for children who have specific interests in art, however, it is not just a book about art, as it addresses some important issues and challenges the “normal” family as portrayed so typically in children’s literature (the main character’s father had left them and she talks about living with her mom and her mom’s boyfriend). I like books that think more outside the box in terms of what life looks like, without making these differences the focus or even the purpose of the story. There were important themes such as loneliness, friendship, and secrets, that I could see opening up great discussions in the classroom.
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