I enjoyed parts of this book particularly Minn and Jake’s navigation of their friendship, but the misuse of the word hapa means I cannot and would not recommend it. Wong perpetuates the myth that “Hapa = slang for half Asian, half white.” This is not true. Hapa is a word appropriated from Hawaiian b...
Again really cute character design and an OK story. As a kid I definitely would have understood the moral to be [spoiler] "It's OK to cry if you're a phoenix and your tears have healing properties" [/spoiler] which isn't the point the book is trying to make. But I was a weird kid.
The story is pretty simple. but the illustrations are super cute. It was worth reading the book just to look at the pictures.
**Thank you to Kids Can Press and Netgalley for providing this title in exchange for an honest review** This is a wonderful little book for preschool aged children. Bunny and Piggy decide they want to do a play. However, each has their own idea on what play they should do. Bunny wants to dress up ...
Another cheerful, appealing story with a good environmental message featuring Mr. King and his helpful friends.
*thankyou to NetGalley and the publishers for this copy!a cute little story that I'm sue all the kids will love! silly Mr King chops everything up so he can build himself a BIG castle, but forgets about everyone else and their favourite things. but working together they are soon able to put things r...
A cheerful and appealing simple story with a good environmental message.
Charming friendship story.
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