honey_ob's review against another edition
4.0
Blue Daisy by Helen Frost is a heartwarming, gentle story alternately told from the perspective of Sam (in poems) and Katie (in prose). It’s a story about pre-judging, losing trust, working to build trust again, apologizing and friendship. Terrific moral to the story and engaging illustrations will keep the young elementary reader engaged.
tcbueti's review against another edition
4.0
This is a quiet story about what makes someone a good person.
A stray dog pits two pairs of kids against each other for her attention; the main characters are sure the other two, twins, are the meanest kids in the world. But then Sam and Katie sort of accidentally (but not really) paint a flower on the dog's back. Although the flower get her some positive attention--and her name--and they try to wash it off, making her cleaner, they realize it was mean. Then all the kids band together in trying to find/help her. So expectations are bent.
Not sure Frost's technique of writing Sam's story in three line-stanzas, with the last words of the first and third lines rhyming, really adds much or works. Didn't really notice the rhymes, and the breaks were a little annoying.
A stray dog pits two pairs of kids against each other for her attention; the main characters are sure the other two, twins, are the meanest kids in the world. But then Sam and Katie sort of accidentally (but not really) paint a flower on the dog's back. Although the flower get her some positive attention--and her name--and they try to wash it off, making her cleaner, they realize it was mean. Then all the kids band together in trying to find/help her. So expectations are bent.
Not sure Frost's technique of writing Sam's story in three line-stanzas, with the last words of the first and third lines rhyming, really adds much or works. Didn't really notice the rhymes, and the breaks were a little annoying.
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