nitya's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
ashleyaewert's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful story of a young immigrant coming to America.
threeara's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely made me tear up. Also, I love the art style so much.
mirandabetz's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t even know what to say besides that every kid in America needs to read this book. Actually, every adult would do well to read it too honestly. Moving, powerful, and incredibly relevant to our current times.
magnoliophyta's review against another edition
5.0
She didn't want to break the law just by being who she was.
So beautiful, I'm talking about the story and the illustrations.
5 /
So beautiful, I'm talking about the story and the illustrations.
5 /
hereistheend's review against another edition
4.0
This book will be a comfort to children familiar with family separation and the DACA program, and will confront people (mostly white) who are unfamiliar with immigration and life in Mexico. I really love how Areli's life in Mexico is beautiful and loving and fun, vs a stereotype facade. This book touches on the identity of immigration and how "being illegal" is harmful and confusing and devastating and embarrassing, somehow reflecting on someone's existence as against the law. Areli is able to overcome this, but in a way it feels that she does so with academic achievements and assimilation. I like the emphasis on immigration with Ellis Island and how this is comforting, but I, as a white person, still feel frustrated that belonging had to be achieved via school. My feeling though is slight, mostly because it is essentially a biography, and that experience is important and valuable.
sarahabigial's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Title: Areli Is A Dreamer - A True Story (2021)
Author: Areli Morales
Illustrator: Lusia Urbe
3 Tags: Immigration, Inspiring, True
Summary: In this book, a young child named Areli is born in Mexico but their parents are living in America, trying to get the children to come into the new country. Join Areli in her and her brother's journey as she makes the complicated journey to America.
Review: This is an immigration children's book that I would definitely feel comfortable putting in my classroom library! The emotions and the hardships that this little girl went through are something that kids can connect to. This portrays the journey of immigration through a child's eyes and I believe that is a very important view.
Author: Areli Morales
Illustrator: Lusia Urbe
3 Tags: Immigration, Inspiring, True
Summary: In this book, a young child named Areli is born in Mexico but their parents are living in America, trying to get the children to come into the new country. Join Areli in her and her brother's journey as she makes the complicated journey to America.
Review: This is an immigration children's book that I would definitely feel comfortable putting in my classroom library! The emotions and the hardships that this little girl went through are something that kids can connect to. This portrays the journey of immigration through a child's eyes and I believe that is a very important view.
kiralovesreading's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Beautiful artwork and uplifting story.