I did not expect to like this one nearly as much as I did. I figured it was a cute concept with a WOC as a main character and as royalty, which was an especially nice touch, but I did not anticipate the awesomeness. There's just too much to love here.

It got me right at the beginning when she was yelling at her parents about ever putting her in a tower with a dragon. Then the story started to play out and I just...

It looks all I-just-want-to-kill-the-helpless-princess-trope at the beginning and then the feminism with all kinds of intersections just gets on everything. I mean, she even calls out her prince for calling her fair when she's a black princess. Then it goes on to call out all sorts of feminist things like this: 

then there's catcalling and so much other fun stuff and it's just volume 1! I read the first chapter to my son and he really enjoyed it, asking for the second and then the third. We had to stop there because it was bedtime but you get the picture. It's not just fun for girls. I now have plans to binge through the rest just as soon as I finish the book I just got from the library. Okay, I'm just kidding. The boy liked it enough that we may binge through together for a while.

Title: Neti the Yeti Saves His Mountain
Author: Darcie Goodwin
Publisher: D. G.
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Neti the Yeti Saves His Mountain" by Darcie Goodwin

My Thoughts....

"Neti the Yeti Saves His Mountain" was a beautifully illustrated children's novel. This novel is a quick read about climate change that anyone child would enjoy reading. It was quite a fun, cute read about a furry guy who seeks answers involving how one can help with environmental issues that are important to all. What was so well showed in this book was how one's children can seek answers to these problems and as well as help in some of these situations that kids use everyday. This book was written very kid friendly with some cute colorful drawings showing how easy it is for humans to use energy, resources and food especially with 'people wanting what they want, when they want it.' In the end all will learn a important lesson to why it is so important to take care of our environment and what can even be done about it. Would I recommend this for children? YES!