ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
The title kind of gives it away.
Yes, Annie wants to be an astronaut, when she grows up, but shhh, don't tell her family, who don't seem to know, oddly. They know what is important to make an astronaut though, and they are very encouraging to her, to go for her dreams, even though they each think her dream is something else.
Her grandfather thinks she wants to be a photographer, and her grandmother thinks she wants to be a baker, etc.
It is important to be able to see yourself. Representation is important. It is important that a girl has this dream. It is important that a girl of color has this dream, and it is important that her family supports her in this dream.
Hopefully kids will get a kick out of this book, which has lovely illustrations, to boot.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Yes, Annie wants to be an astronaut, when she grows up, but shhh, don't tell her family, who don't seem to know, oddly. They know what is important to make an astronaut though, and they are very encouraging to her, to go for her dreams, even though they each think her dream is something else.
Her grandfather thinks she wants to be a photographer, and her grandmother thinks she wants to be a baker, etc.
It is important to be able to see yourself. Representation is important. It is important that a girl has this dream. It is important that a girl of color has this dream, and it is important that her family supports her in this dream.
Hopefully kids will get a kick out of this book, which has lovely illustrations, to boot.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
rhodesee's review against another edition
4.0
Astronaut Annie is about a young girl named Annie who is preparing for Career Day at school. All week she offers hints to her family and friends about what she wants to be when she grows up. They all find out together on Career Day that Annie has chosen to be an Astronaut! This is a great inspirational story for young girls. I love that it includes nonfiction information at the end about women in space.
theybedax's review against another edition
4.0
This was a wonderful way for a brilliant child to tell her family how she will take ques from them to follow HER dreams.
tcbueti's review against another edition
5.0
…Although it is odd that her family doesn’t know what she wants to be. And the title gives it away
rlaferney's review against another edition
4.0
A young girl dreams of becoming an astronaut and makes her own costume for career day. Charming and inspiring.
cats_cardigans_and_catalogs's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love this book! The way Annie takes parts of her life and family, and brings them all together into what she wants to be makes my heart so happy. Diverse read, girl power, UGH, so good! Also has notes about famous female astronauts in the back. A great addition to any collection.
Definitely going to use it for a summer storytime with older kids.
Definitely going to use it for a summer storytime with older kids.
mrs_mazzola_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Great idea, but not the best execution. The text is a little too long for a readaloud and the content of the story seems to be designed for the listener to guess what Annie wants to be, but that answer is clearly in the title of the book, which was odd.
spellingbat's review against another edition
A cute story, with Annie shown support from all family members, although they try to nudge her towards their own interests initially. The denouement would have been more interesting and fun if it wasn't in the actual title, as there are visual and textual hints along the way that demonstrate Annie's love of space and science.
kadiehaywardmullins's review against another edition
4.0
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I think we spend entirely too much time talking about what we want to be rather than what we want to do. The tradition of career day certainly doesn’t help the efforts in changing that conversation but I unexpectedly found myself really enamored with Annie’s career day preparations. Conversations with her family about their careers provide a fun insight into what about their jobs they think Annie would like, though I agree with other reviewers that it is incredibly odd to me that her family doesn’t already know what she wants to be or is interested in. Let us all pretend they do know and are doing their part to help her ‘keep it a secret’ per the career day rules.
The inclusion of non-fiction, captivating stories of women of color in space is a wonderful addition. Though the number of quality children’s books featuring positive portrayals of children of color are increasing, finding these amazing gems is still incredibly valuable. Astronaut Annie did not disappoint in that respect. Representation matters!
Thank you for the @kidlitexchange network for providing a copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own. #kidlitexchange
I think we spend entirely too much time talking about what we want to be rather than what we want to do. The tradition of career day certainly doesn’t help the efforts in changing that conversation but I unexpectedly found myself really enamored with Annie’s career day preparations. Conversations with her family about their careers provide a fun insight into what about their jobs they think Annie would like, though I agree with other reviewers that it is incredibly odd to me that her family doesn’t already know what she wants to be or is interested in. Let us all pretend they do know and are doing their part to help her ‘keep it a secret’ per the career day rules.
The inclusion of non-fiction, captivating stories of women of color in space is a wonderful addition. Though the number of quality children’s books featuring positive portrayals of children of color are increasing, finding these amazing gems is still incredibly valuable. Astronaut Annie did not disappoint in that respect. Representation matters!
Thank you for the @kidlitexchange network for providing a copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own. #kidlitexchange
librarianryan's review
3.0
I really like this book but at the same time, I find myself a little critical of it as well. Annie has career day coming up at school. She is not supposed to tell anyone what she has chosen, until it’s revealed at school. Each member of her family wants her to like doing what they do. In the end she used each item her family gave her to be who she really wants to be. The illustrations are great, but this is where I get critical. Shouldn’t her family already know what their little girl wants to be by the way her room is decorated? FYI - POC and female in the sciences.
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