Reseña: Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter

Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter 

by 

Mark Gonzales

Mehrdokht Amini (Ilustraciones) 

32 pages

Published August 29th 2017 by Salaam Reads / Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 1481489364 (ISBN13: 9781481489362)

 

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Our prayers were here
before any border were.

Libro escrito como una carta a su hia, en forma lírica , habla de raices aztecas , creencias y de orgullo por ser quien es. Poesia con muy hermosos dibujos y colorido. Aunque esta dirigido para niños, creo que por el lenguaje seria mejor apreciado por chicos algo mayores.

 

 

 

Reseña: The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family

The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family 

by 

Ibtihaj Muhammad

S.K. Ali (Contributor),

Hatem Aly (Illustraciones)

36 pages

Published September 10th 2019 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 0316519006 (ISBN13: 9780316519007)

Edition Language: English

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Age range: 4-8 years

Story - 3
Art - 4.5 (love the color)

Estaba buscando un libro de un autor musulmán, y he aqui que me encuentro con este libro , escrito por una ganadora olímpica de esgrima, activista, y que usa hijab. Esta historia corta para niñas , claramente, esta destinado para niñas musulmanas y como pueden sentirse al usar hijab por primera vez en la escuela. 

Las ilustraciones son preciosas.

 

 

 

Reseña: The Wolves in the Walls

The Wolves in the Walls 

by 

Neil Gaiman

Dave McKean (Artist)  

 56 pages

Published 2003 by HarperCollins

ISBN: 0380810956 (ISBN13: 9780380810956)

Edition Language: English

"If the wolves come ot of the walls,
then it's all over."
"What's all over?" asked Lucy.
"It,", said her mother.
"Everybody knows that."

Traducido como LOS LOBOS DE LA PARED este es un cuento que es tanto para niños como para que algunos mayores disfruten. Gaiman se caracteriza por esas cosas tenebrosas, extrañas, divertidas y fantasiosas. A mi me encanta.

El arte usado es una mezcla de dibujos, pegados , fotos y algo de 3D muy interesante.

Reseña: Norman

 My thanks to the author for the PDF copy!

Norman 

by  

Michelle Olson

 32 pages

Published October 5th 2018 by Bellie Button Books

ISBN: 1732370710 (ISBN13: 9781732370715)

Edition Language: English 

BLURB: Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018 and a finalist in the NIEA Awards,  Norman is a sweet story of perseverance for kids 4-8.
Norman the Button loved his job. He helped keep his coat closed and his person warm. This made Norman feel needed and that made him very happy. But after falling off his coat Norman feels depressed, he is convinced he must find a new job to feel needed again. He tries several new jobs but none are a good fit. After being burned as a firefighter and nearly drowned as a plumber, Norman almost decides to give up and let himself be recycled. Once Norman realizes his greatest strength is in being a button, he finally sees the perfect job is right in front of him.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cute and funny children's book about a button out of job and it search for a new employment and usefulness.

Norman was proud of his job as a coat button keeping his employer warm, but when the button found itself suddenly behind and lost, it had to start thinking about what else could work.

It can be seen how this premise could be used with children to invent other jobs for a button. Like Norman tryng to reinvent itself as firefighter, plummer, petcaring and others.