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A review by kadiehaywardmullins
Astronaut Annie by Suzanne Slade
4.0
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I think we spend entirely too much time talking about what we want to be rather than what we want to do. The tradition of career day certainly doesn’t help the efforts in changing that conversation but I unexpectedly found myself really enamored with Annie’s career day preparations. Conversations with her family about their careers provide a fun insight into what about their jobs they think Annie would like, though I agree with other reviewers that it is incredibly odd to me that her family doesn’t already know what she wants to be or is interested in. Let us all pretend they do know and are doing their part to help her ‘keep it a secret’ per the career day rules.
The inclusion of non-fiction, captivating stories of women of color in space is a wonderful addition. Though the number of quality children’s books featuring positive portrayals of children of color are increasing, finding these amazing gems is still incredibly valuable. Astronaut Annie did not disappoint in that respect. Representation matters!
Thank you for the @kidlitexchange network for providing a copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own. #kidlitexchange
I think we spend entirely too much time talking about what we want to be rather than what we want to do. The tradition of career day certainly doesn’t help the efforts in changing that conversation but I unexpectedly found myself really enamored with Annie’s career day preparations. Conversations with her family about their careers provide a fun insight into what about their jobs they think Annie would like, though I agree with other reviewers that it is incredibly odd to me that her family doesn’t already know what she wants to be or is interested in. Let us all pretend they do know and are doing their part to help her ‘keep it a secret’ per the career day rules.
The inclusion of non-fiction, captivating stories of women of color in space is a wonderful addition. Though the number of quality children’s books featuring positive portrayals of children of color are increasing, finding these amazing gems is still incredibly valuable. Astronaut Annie did not disappoint in that respect. Representation matters!
Thank you for the @kidlitexchange network for providing a copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own. #kidlitexchange