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moxiegirlzriot's review against another edition
4.0
Fun in a twisty turny sort of way. The word play is great for an older audience, and I would heartily recommend for any reading teachers!
crystal_reading's review against another edition
4.0
Review copy: Digital copy via illustrator
What a fantastical adventure and a great one to add to my list of portal books. Zia travels through this delightful world of her own making. It's like a dream sequence, but she has determined that it will not be a scary place so all is cheerful.
The illustrations are playful and Zia's expressions are a lot of fun. It would be a great mentor text for imaginative writing or illustrating. It seems like a book that would really inspire readers to think about what they would do if they had their own portal world to explore.
Recommendation: This will be a fun addition to any collection particularly if you are looking for fantasy picture books. I'm happy to have another example of portal fantasy to share with students during our genre unit.
What a fantastical adventure and a great one to add to my list of portal books. Zia travels through this delightful world of her own making. It's like a dream sequence, but she has determined that it will not be a scary place so all is cheerful.
The illustrations are playful and Zia's expressions are a lot of fun. It would be a great mentor text for imaginative writing or illustrating. It seems like a book that would really inspire readers to think about what they would do if they had their own portal world to explore.
Recommendation: This will be a fun addition to any collection particularly if you are looking for fantasy picture books. I'm happy to have another example of portal fantasy to share with students during our genre unit.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
3.0
A whole new way of looking at a hole! Lots of imaginative fun in this one.
abigailbat's review against another edition
This is an imaginative story about a girl with a hole in her pocket and the marvelous things she imagines when she pictures herself going through the hole. This would be a fun classroom readaloud paired with asking kids to brainstorm together what adventures they would have on the other side of an imaginary hole.
libraryrobin's review against another edition
4.0
A story of exaggeration, imagination, and creativity akin to Alice in Wonderland.
tcbueti's review against another edition
All the things a hole can be: in a pocket, in the ground: fishing, swimming, skating, route to India.
Over the top silliness.
Over the top silliness.
sparklelys's review
5.0
Why don’t all “girl clothes” have pockets? Zia’s, fortunately, do. Unfortunately, one has a hole. But oh, the things a good imagination can do with a hole if you just remove it from your pocket! I love Zia’s creativity to make her hole into a place to fish, to swim, for animals to gather, and to catch an elephant too heavy to pull out so they dig through to India!
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