A review by panda_incognito
Sora's Seashells: A Name Is a Gift to Be Treasured by Helena Ku Rhee

5.0

This picture book has a powerful story and marvelous illustrations. The story portrays a little girl's relationship with her grandmother and their shared love of seashells, and also explores the child's feelings about her name and dynamics at school. The story is sensitive and thoughtful, and both the writing and the pictures are extraordinarily well-crafted.

Because the plot hinges on the grandmother's death, some children won't be ready for this, and parents should be aware of that aspect of the story. Nonethless, the book is incredibly powerful, beautiful, and touching.