Reviews

The Someone New by Jill Twiss

k_gregz's review

5.0

This book is an allegory for welcoming immigrants into our communities, so of course I like the message, but I also appreciate that the book shows the main character changing her mind after her initial rejection of the strange snail. It models that sometimes being a good friend means challenging your friends when they are wrong and that we can change our minds after receiving more information. As an added plus, the watercolor illustrations are nice and the different speaking inflections make it easy to pick up a new voice for each character to make the story a bit more engaging while reading aloud.

adelas's review

5.0

Fantastic book that can help kids out all ages understand and emphasize with "the new kid", whether that is a new neighbor, a new student in their class, or refugee immigrants. The pictures are endearing and really bring the story to life, but the writing itself has the rare quality of being written so that it resonates with the reader of any age, from preschool to adult, without being too mature for the little ones or too childish for older readers to stomach.

Instant favorite.

linyarai's review

5.0

Just like Marlon Bundo, this was a beautiful story and beautiful artwork and everyone should own a copy.