A review by missprint_
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin

5.0

Yesssss! This is a fantastic picture book. I love everything about it. Tameika loves to sing and dance and perform--but she's never played a princess. When her school opens auditions for Snow White, Tameika is super excited to audition. But when she hears other kids whisper that she is too tall, too chubby, and too brown to play Snow White, she starts to wonder if they might be right after all. With her confidence shaken, Tameika asks her parents who tell her that she isn't too much of anything and that she has all of the right things for whoever she wants to be. When it's time for her audition, Tameika remembers the joy she feels when she performs and she gives it her all. And everyone loves it! (And spoiler: she gets the part!) A beautiful, gentle story about embracing all of your positives and finding out that you are more than enough just as you are. The artwork is stunning, glossy and detailed with shifting perspectives and a lot of variety in each spread. Watch for this one and be sure to add a copy to your shelves!