readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
A book about the Arctic, but this time it focuses on the Northern Lights! Well illustrated.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
2.0
May 2016 - I'm torn on this one. On the surface, the story is sweet and lovely and celebrates life in the arctic winter - but how accurate is this depiction? In the absence of notes about the life of actual people living in the arctic, or the identification of a specific culture for these characters, it can only feel inauthentic. The Kirkus review sums it up perfectly - "Despite lovely art, a stereotypically generic and romanticized portrayal of indigenous people."
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
When you wish for color to break up the dreary arctic white, you go see the northern lights.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
“When you live in the Arctic in winter; everything is a shade of white. But inside, there is hope.”
I appreciate that line.
Spoiler ahead***
A girl is tired of all the white and not having any other color. It is dark out in the winter with no light and the girl longs for some color, some golden hope of color. (I understand as I love color so much too.) Her grandfather takes the family on an adventure to see something special. They trek through the cold and white all around them. They take a seat and look up to see…
the aurora borealis. The sky is full of swirling beautiful colors with enough light to see by. Greens, purples, red and blue fill the sky. The family has hope again.
This is a beginning book set in another part of the world. It feels so different and interesting. The artwork is beautiful and uses every color of white to think of.
The kids enjoyed this story. It held their attention and they were entertained. They both gave it 4 stars.
I appreciate that line.
Spoiler ahead***
A girl is tired of all the white and not having any other color. It is dark out in the winter with no light and the girl longs for some color, some golden hope of color. (I understand as I love color so much too.) Her grandfather takes the family on an adventure to see something special. They trek through the cold and white all around them. They take a seat and look up to see…
the aurora borealis. The sky is full of swirling beautiful colors with enough light to see by. Greens, purples, red and blue fill the sky. The family has hope again.
This is a beginning book set in another part of the world. It feels so different and interesting. The artwork is beautiful and uses every color of white to think of.
The kids enjoyed this story. It held their attention and they were entertained. They both gave it 4 stars.
libraryalexa's review against another edition
Beautiful illustrations about the Northern Lights
jmshirtz's review against another edition
3.0
Considering how long I had to wait to get my hands on a copy of this book, I was disappointed with it. I wish the "white" throughout the entire beginning was more spare so that the pop of color at the end was truly amazing. Instead, it was pretty, but not as great as I had hoped.
crystal_reads's review against another edition
I had questions about this book. It is set somewhere in the arctic - where? There is a child and grandparent that appear to be indigenous but that is also not made clear. They are living or at least staying in a house made of snow. I was unsure of why that choice was made since people in the arctic would not live in these as a general rule anymore. There is no explanation for why they are living in it and I really felt there would need to be a reason. It's unfortunate because I like the idea of the book, finding the beauty in the arctic, but the illustrations will reinforce stereotypes and do not share the culture in any helpful way.
bookishkitchenwitch's review against another edition
4.0
I have a dear friend who lives in Alaska, and aching for colors during the very white/gray winter is a very real thing for the people who live there. I love this depiction of Native People and the beautiful way Danna Smith honors Native culture.
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