fernandie's review
3.0
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
jilljemmett's review
4.0
Maya has invited her friends to put on a feminist play with her. She will run a queendom and they will all be equal. However, once they begin to get costumes and figure out their parts, the other kids realize there isn’t really equality for all in this play that features a queendom ruled by one person.
This story starts out with a great premise of the children creating a world with equality. They want everyone in the play to be equals. The problem with this comes up pretty quickly when Maya bosses them around. The other kids realize it isn’t an equal society if one person is in charge. This teaches them firsthand what an equal society would look like.
I loved the illustrations in this book. Most of them were black and white, with some of the costumes and props in colour. This highlighted the purples, reds, and pinks that Maya wanted them to wear in her queendom. I also liked that the children were playing in Maya’s backyard, but her neighbours’ yards were visible in the images too. This makes it more realistic, since there would be more houses beside her house in real life. It shows that there is life beyond the pages in the book.
This is a cute picture book!
Thank you Penguin Random House Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This story starts out with a great premise of the children creating a world with equality. They want everyone in the play to be equals. The problem with this comes up pretty quickly when Maya bosses them around. The other kids realize it isn’t an equal society if one person is in charge. This teaches them firsthand what an equal society would look like.
I loved the illustrations in this book. Most of them were black and white, with some of the costumes and props in colour. This highlighted the purples, reds, and pinks that Maya wanted them to wear in her queendom. I also liked that the children were playing in Maya’s backyard, but her neighbours’ yards were visible in the images too. This makes it more realistic, since there would be more houses beside her house in real life. It shows that there is life beyond the pages in the book.
This is a cute picture book!
Thank you Penguin Random House Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
smorrison4's review
4.0
I requested and received this book from Isabelle Arsenault and Penguin Random House Canada through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
This was a cute book about Maya who wants her play about equality to be perfect. While striving for perfection she ends up becoming a dictator herself and her friends are required to step up and let her know she is out of line. Overall, this book was good, the illustrations were bright and colourful, and it was fun watching Maya learn throughout the book.
This was a cute book about Maya who wants her play about equality to be perfect. While striving for perfection she ends up becoming a dictator herself and her friends are required to step up and let her know she is out of line. Overall, this book was good, the illustrations were bright and colourful, and it was fun watching Maya learn throughout the book.
colleen_quinn's review
3.0
Received an arc via Netgalley
Cute little picture book where Maya is the Queen in her play and begins taking on those traits in earnest. Cute book focusing on how to treat others equally.
Cute little picture book where Maya is the Queen in her play and begins taking on those traits in earnest. Cute book focusing on how to treat others equally.
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