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geekwayne's review
4.0
'A Difficult Thing: The Importance of Admitting Mistakes' with story and art by Silvia Vecchini is an almost wordless graphic novel for young readers.
In a story told in 2 colors and one word, we learn the importance of admitting mistakes. The story starts as a kind of mystery as we meet a young dog in search of something. It all becomes clear as the story progresses.
The important thing here is not what led to this story. That is left to the imagination. The important thing is what is done to make things right. The illustrations are nice and the story is easy to follow.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
In a story told in 2 colors and one word, we learn the importance of admitting mistakes. The story starts as a kind of mystery as we meet a young dog in search of something. It all becomes clear as the story progresses.
The important thing here is not what led to this story. That is left to the imagination. The important thing is what is done to make things right. The illustrations are nice and the story is easy to follow.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
gabbyreadswithtea's review
3.0
A short but sweet 24-page picture book / graphic novel. The artwork was very sweet and the colours were beautiful (I love blue tones), although I can’t say I fully understood the message. There was very minimal text throughout and you have to rely on the pictures to tell the story.
Thanks to Diamond Book Distributors for providing me an e-copy of this graphic novel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thanks to Diamond Book Distributors for providing me an e-copy of this graphic novel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
twiinklex's review
3.0
A simple tale of friendship and forgiveness. The book is 99.9% textless but depicts how hard it can be to say sorry (akin to climbing a mountain!) as well as how it takes both courage and bravery.
The illustrations are gorgeous, but my reading experience was marred by how large the file size was because it lagged on both my laptop and Netgalley phone app. Overall, I liked the message that the book was trying to send but it wasn't that impactful for me.
Thank you to Netgalley for an e-ARC of this book.
The illustrations are gorgeous, but my reading experience was marred by how large the file size was because it lagged on both my laptop and Netgalley phone app. Overall, I liked the message that the book was trying to send but it wasn't that impactful for me.
Thank you to Netgalley for an e-ARC of this book.
bookmeanderings's review
4.0
This was cute for what it was and is a good lesson for everyone to learn. Good art as well!
frankydclc's review
3.0
I don’t dislike this. The art is very good and the story is quite heartfelt. But I’m a little mystified as to why it’s getting a print release. This seems rather more like an abnormally good web comic than it does a children’s book. In fact, I’ve read web comics for children that are not only longer than this by far, but also much more full of depth and nuance.
briarsreviews's review
3.0
Mistakes are hard! Mistakes suck! It's hard for people to take responsibility, and honestly... It's a huge learning curve for kids and adults! A Difficult Thing: The Importance of Admitting Mistakes is a great book to help readers learn a very difficult task!
I will say, I loved the illustrations! They were very beautiful and have quite the personality to them. I love a great set of artwork within a book. It's refreshing.
The book has very few words in it, and it told using a metaphor. It was a fun way to show this important value, and I really liked it!
Three out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
I will say, I loved the illustrations! They were very beautiful and have quite the personality to them. I love a great set of artwork within a book. It's refreshing.
The book has very few words in it, and it told using a metaphor. It was a fun way to show this important value, and I really liked it!
Three out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
graypeape's review
3.0
The illustrations in this mostly wordless story are really sweet and cute, and I love the two-tone color scheme. However, the message promised by the title isn't clear at all- it feels like we're seeing the aftermath of the mistake perhaps, but if you disregard the title, the story seems to be about an accident. We see an anthropomorphized dog find a broken wheel at the base of a hill. He climbs up the hill, with the weather changing from springlike to wintry, and finds an anthropomorphized chicken on the other side, sad about his broken riding toy. The dog hands the wheel to the chicken and says "Sorry," then the two fix the toy together and ride off happily. I'm sure we're supposed to assume the dog caused whatever happened that broke the wheel of the toy, but there's no hint of that in the illustrations, though it could be a decent story about helping others, so there's that. And as I said, the illustrations are really nice!
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