Reviews

The Day I Lost My Superpowers by Michaël Escoffier

kristenremenar's review

Go to review page

5.0

The sly humor of this book will delight kids who use their superpower of observation. It's the perfect book to talk about inference, so it hits that Integration of Knowledge and Ideas standard since the art adds a completely different and necessary layer to the text(kind of like "Officer Buckle & Gloria" by Peggy Rathmann). Great for discussion.

cimorene1558's review

Go to review page

3.0

Cute, but kind of a wimpy ending--I was hoping for something a little more super.

barbarianlibarian's review

Go to review page

3.0

cute but not amazing

beths0103's review

Go to review page

2.0

Looking at the adorable cover, this had the potential to be brilliant, but I just didn't connect with it at all.

ama_reads's review

Go to review page

3.0

Cute story, but not fond of the illustration style.

misscalije's review

Go to review page

4.0

I’m doing this one for Reading Time with the Queens this month. I usually enjoy books with a story, but I enjoyed The Day I Lost My Superpowers because it nicely showcases a feeling that many kids experience: realizing that their parents are a certain type of superhero.

pwbalto's review

Go to review page

5.0

Enchanted Lion books, how I love you so! Your supersturdy papers are like lovely linen under my fingertips. Your authoritative corners and stiff boards announce your presence with authority. Your stitched bindings signal love and craftsmanship and also that the book is going to stay together even after a careless fall from a slippery stack of other, lesser picture books. All books should be built like Enchanted Lion books.

And every child should know that he or she is special like the kid in this book. She flies! (When tossed by a strong pair of hands.) She makes things disappear! (Mostly cupcakes.) And she can become invisible (when a beady-eyed mom prowls in search of whoever drew on the wallpaper and left an umbrella hanging from the chandelier).

booksnwhiskey's review

Go to review page

3.0

I enjoyed it more than the kids. I had to explain a lot of the illustrations.

libraryjen's review

Go to review page

4.0

Another one I used in an imagination themed preschool story time. Adorable story with illustrations that help the reader see just how to use your imagination.

mswarning's review

Go to review page

3.0

I really like the sentiment of this one, and it's also rather humerous. The font size is small for preschool storytime