Review: A wonderful lesson without being preachy--with a non-white heroine!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2013
Part, I don't know, fifteen of the series of reviews on books I'm considering for my nieces and nephews.Well, folks, I have to confess something else here. Until I married my hubs (a Latino guy), I didn't give much thought to stories, but after that, he pointed out to me how there were almost never any books or movies about people who looked like him. Or if there was by some miracle, it was a story all about being Latino or that made him a bad guy. I don't want my nieces and nephews growing up to think like that!So when I find a book like this, it makes me cheer. (Yes, I actually pump my fist. What of it? I grew up in a family of sports fans.) Not only does it have a pretty little brown girl princess, but she has friends and cousins who are white, and it's not a big deal. All three girls are super cute, and you find yourself rooting for the conclusion.The story itself is about learning to share and balance time and not leaving people out. It's done in a sweet way, not a preachy one at all, and I was impressed! Highly recommended to those of you with ankle-biters in your life.