Reviews

Glow by Ruth Forman

jacksons_books_and_music's review

lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful illustrations. Really sweet.

nikki_lit's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.75

heisereads's review

3.0

This one didn't quite hit the mark I think it intended to, as much as I wanted it to with the potential of the joyful and loved representation. The illustrations are lovely, and showcase the beauty of this Black boy and the glow of his skin, but the narrative arc of the poem through the book didn't quite connect leading me to do a lot of flipping back and forth trying to reconnect it. The companion board book, Curls, was more successful.

panda_incognito's review

3.0

The illustrations are radiant, but the words on each page are choppy and disconnected.

eatreadbreathe's review

2.0

The illustrations are gorgeous, but the text feels awkward and stilted.

bookjunkie57's review

inspiring lighthearted

4.0

Glow

I Picked Up This Book Because: I’m a fan of the illustrator

Media Type: Boardbook
Source: CC Public Library
Dates Read: 3/4/22
Stars: 4 Stars

The Story:

I checked this book out from the library because I recently discovered the illustrator's art online and when she mentioned working on books I of course looked her up immediately. The art is beyond beautiful. The story, maybe it was supposed to be poetry, didn’t really work for me but would be good practice for a young one learning their words.

The Random Thoughts:



Challenges:

Birth and Beyond Reading Challenge - Picture Book: G

embee3's review

3.0

Gorgeous illustrations, text is very hard to read smoothly

annsantori's review

3.0

Yes, the text is super sparse (more like a poem), but the joyfulness of the Black representation more than makes up for the less impressive narrative.

lohn's review

1.0

The illustrations are beautiful, but I had a hard time getting through the very choppy words on each page.