afro8921's review against another edition
5.0
How to solve a problem is a lesson in rock climbing and also in dusting yourself off and trying again. I loved the tenacity in this book and Ashima's approach to problems.
lupine's review against another edition
5.0
Omg beautiful art. I loved every bit of it ((:
I think of ashima when i climb. Ill think of cake tops, stack of fabrics, and her fathers elbow and my moms elbow too hahaha!!!
I think of ashima when i climb. Ill think of cake tops, stack of fabrics, and her fathers elbow and my moms elbow too hahaha!!!
eleana's review against another edition
3.0
The illustrations are gorgeous, I just struggle to see how a kid would relate to this if they aren't already into climbing and know who Ashima is
zoes_human's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful picture book memoir intended for ages 4 to 8. Ashima writes an excellent story about her perseverance in defeating a climb that is presented as a metaphor for all problem-solving. She can add gifted to children's author to her CV alongside world-champion rock climber now.
jkribbit's review against another edition
5.0
This is such a fantastic book! The first page starts, “I am Ashima. What I do is climb. What I do is solve problems, which is to say, I make them mine.” I love that idea of making problems ours! This is the story of a young female rock climber. Ashima is the first female climber to ever climb a V15 (high degree of difficulty) boulder! The book follows Ashima as she begins climbing with the support of her dad, she tackles more and more difficult climbing problems. I love how the author talks through her process of analyzing each boulder. The book also shows some falls, but Ashima doesn’t let that stop her. She keeps trying. I found her story so inspiring and learned so much about rock-climbing. The illustrations are fantastic and add so much to Ashima’s story! Seeing her thought process not only in words but in the illustrations really brought this story to life! I highly recommend this book!
abigailbat's review against another edition
Love, love, love. This is a great book about tackling problems and never giving up. Wrapped up in a personal story about rock climbing, it's really a good blueprint for solving problems and has a really great way of looking at falls and failures - pick yourself back up and look at the new information you learned from that fall. This would be a great classroom read aloud or a great book to share with anyone with problems (which is all of us, yeah?).
mattstebbins's review against another edition
5.0
Kerr found this for her niece...and I have to say, it's pretty much perfect and we need far more books like it. (Also, if you don't know Shiraishi, you should look her up. She's a badass and one of the best climbers in the world today regardless of age or gender.)
gwynt's review against another edition
5.0
Very well done. I love the illustrations in this picture book, and it has a great message. What a great book!