A review by crystal_reading
Arctic White by Danna Smith

I had questions about this book. It is set somewhere in the arctic - where? There is a child and grandparent that appear to be indigenous but that is also not made clear. They are living or at least staying in a house made of snow. I was unsure of why that choice was made since people in the arctic would not live in these as a general rule anymore. There is no explanation for why they are living in it and I really felt there would need to be a reason. It's unfortunate because I like the idea of the book, finding the beauty in the arctic, but the illustrations will reinforce stereotypes and do not share the culture in any helpful way.