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By: Vashti Harrison

Genre: Children’s

Number of Pages: 60

Published: May 2, 2023

Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Dates Read: January 30, 2024

Format: Library Book / Hardcover

A children’s picture book about the power of words and how they can both hurt and heal. And how one can stand out while still feeling invisible.

This is such an adorable and lovely picture book. It’s recently picked up so many awards and there were a handful of my coworkers at the library that listed this as one of their favorite books this year, so I put a HOLD on it as soon as I could.

There’s not a ton of words in the story, I know it’s a picture book, but there were photos that didn’t need words that were beautifully drawn by Vashti Harrison.

I really appreciated the fact that the author acknowledged that, even when told certain words hurt them, people will still not accept that what they said did that, and that they need to step back and reevaluate how they go forward from that.

Overall, a beautiful and amazing story for children.