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A review by ljrinaldi
Astronaut Annie by Suzanne Slade
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.