A review by calistareads
Beatrice Likes the Dark by April Genevieve Tucholke

adventurous medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I found this on the 2023 Mock Caldecott list.  Amazing Artwork.  I love it.  I'm going to have to keep my eye on Khoa Le who created the artwork.  It was special and there was just a spark that resonated with me.  It was 5 stars for the artwork, for sure.

I've been saying that for people there are like sun plants and shade plants.  I'm a shade plant, I will wilt in the sun.  I need those cloudy days.  Here is a character like me.  Beatrice like night and the shade and she isn't a fan of the sun.  How wonderful to get a character who gets it.  I feel so different sometimes.  I don't like coffee, I love cloudy, rainy days and I enjoy the cold.  There aren't a whole lot of us out there.  This is a coffee drinking sun worshiping culture.  

Beatrice has a sister who loves the sunshine.  They are opposites.  This story is nice because the sisters find common ground and can honor the differences of the other.  It's a great little story.  I highly recommend it.  It should probably be a 5 star read.  I could read this more than once.