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ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
This is such a fun book.
May has the ability to save the day by taking words out of the air, and changing them. A train that is running out of control is changed into rain. As each problem came up, once I got the hang of it, I tried to guess what she was going to do with her letters.
Poor Stu wants to help, and keeps asking to be a sidekick. He finally gets his wish, in a way.
Good for children learning to read as they try to guess what words and letters to move around. I also like that the protagonist is very sure of herself. A good poc protagonist is good to have.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
May has the ability to save the day by taking words out of the air, and changing them. A train that is running out of control is changed into rain. As each problem came up, once I got the hang of it, I tried to guess what she was going to do with her letters.
Poor Stu wants to help, and keeps asking to be a sidekick. He finally gets his wish, in a way.
Good for children learning to read as they try to guess what words and letters to move around. I also like that the protagonist is very sure of herself. A good poc protagonist is good to have.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
briarsreviews's review against another edition
4.0
May Saves the Day by Laura Gehl is a delightful, children's picture book!
May runs a busing of saving words! When someone has angry bees attacking everyone, she launches a T into the problem and now all the kids are saved. Why? Because now there are only beets! They don't sting like bees do. She continues to save people from the scary and horrifying words that come at them, with quite a comedic twist! We also have a little bit of diversity with Stu, a boy who gets around in a wheelchair, and his handy lasso.
This is a super sweet problem solving book that makes learning how to spell super fun. It's a great way to have fun with words with young children. I highly recommend this for parents and educators. I can see ages 3 and up finding this book super cute.
Four out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
May runs a busing of saving words! When someone has angry bees attacking everyone, she launches a T into the problem and now all the kids are saved. Why? Because now there are only beets! They don't sting like bees do. She continues to save people from the scary and horrifying words that come at them, with quite a comedic twist! We also have a little bit of diversity with Stu, a boy who gets around in a wheelchair, and his handy lasso.
This is a super sweet problem solving book that makes learning how to spell super fun. It's a great way to have fun with words with young children. I highly recommend this for parents and educators. I can see ages 3 and up finding this book super cute.
Four out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
librarian_megg's review against another edition
4.0
This fun and clever story for children highlights a young girl who is running a successful word saving business. When people get into trouble, May shows up to change the trouble-causing word into a safer word. Young readers will love May's confidence and her strong business skills, and they will see that even successful people need help from others sometime. The characters represent different races and physical abilities, which will appeal to a wide audience of readers.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of this book!
Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of this book!
martereadsbooks's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
candywellins's review against another edition
5.0
Wordy kids will love this story about a superhero who uses words to save the day. Clever and full of vocabulary and spelling challenges—my kids loved guessing how May would rescue each situation. The story also features a fun twist on teamwork and friendship.
etienne02's review against another edition
2.0
2,5/5. Not so good in my opinion. I like the concept of playing with word and changing stuff using similar word, so the concept was good, but the execution lack a little something.
rebelstorm's review
4.0
Cute and really sweet.
Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
librarianryan's review
5.0
This is a very fun picture book about a girl who is NOT a superhero, she’s a business woman. May’s business is saving the day by adding or taking away letters from attacking words and making them easier to tackle. The illustrations are full of diversity. May is a person of color, and Stu (who wants to be her sidekick) is white and in a wheelchair. This story is about neither of those things, but it is lovely to see them represented, even if the authors do not share those characteristics.
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