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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.
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.