mariahroze's review
3.0
"She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories...
The first and only picture-book interpretation of Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" lyrics, inspired by the adventures of Maya and Natalia Rose, two young girls who have grown up touring with the band!"
Reminds me of childhood memories...
The first and only picture-book interpretation of Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" lyrics, inspired by the adventures of Maya and Natalia Rose, two young girls who have grown up touring with the band!"
linyarai's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
scoobygirl93's review
2.0
I don't really like when lyrics are turned into a storybook. The pictures were very good though. River liked this one.
nicoleileen's review
4.0
The illustrations in this children's book has my heart AND I love this song so while marking this as book "READ" might be a bit of a cheat because it was so easy and fast and not a real story, I am adding it anyway because it deserves a TON of love!
libraryrobin's review
3.0
Lovely illustrations to go with the well-known lyrics. You can't help but sing along in your head
sunflowerjess's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Reading this book was like taking a breath of fresh air after a thunderstorm. I've always loved this song, and this beautiful picture book brought it to life in a new way. Love love love it.
calistareads's review
4.0
Beautiful illustrations using the song lyrics of "Sweet Child o' Mine" about a Father/ Daughter relationship. It's difficult to read this and not hear that twang in Axel's voice as he sings rain. I guess I couldn't do it at all. This takes the song and interrupts it in a pure and innocent setting.
The father looks similar to Axel and its easy to think that Jennifer made this an Ode to the Song.
The artwork is lovely. The settings are farms, fairs, gardens and playgrounds. It would make great cinematography. I thought the book was well done. If I could still read this to the kids, I would then play them the song. The song is not quite as sweet as this story with the rosy pictures. The song has an edge to it. Still, it's a great song.
I remember when Guns n' Roses hit the scene. I was in 8th grade and I mean, it was overnight. All the sudden everyone was showing up with tee-shirts and art about Guns n' Roses and I was like, what is all this about? It took me some time to catch up to the craze. They went to Memphis to do a show and several of the kids went. It was a school night and the drive was like an hour and a half there or back and I remember thinking, why would they do that on a school night? They would be so tired at school (of course they didn't care about that). Plus, they seemed rather young to go to a concert like that, but it's all anyone could talk about. Now you can all see how uncool I was back then. I caught up eventually. I was singing show tunes and Disney songs, so that's where I was.
The father looks similar to Axel and its easy to think that Jennifer made this an Ode to the Song.
The artwork is lovely. The settings are farms, fairs, gardens and playgrounds. It would make great cinematography. I thought the book was well done. If I could still read this to the kids, I would then play them the song. The song is not quite as sweet as this story with the rosy pictures. The song has an edge to it. Still, it's a great song.
I remember when Guns n' Roses hit the scene. I was in 8th grade and I mean, it was overnight. All the sudden everyone was showing up with tee-shirts and art about Guns n' Roses and I was like, what is all this about? It took me some time to catch up to the craze. They went to Memphis to do a show and several of the kids went. It was a school night and the drive was like an hour and a half there or back and I remember thinking, why would they do that on a school night? They would be so tired at school (of course they didn't care about that). Plus, they seemed rather young to go to a concert like that, but it's all anyone could talk about. Now you can all see how uncool I was back then. I caught up eventually. I was singing show tunes and Disney songs, so that's where I was.