What a Bragger! Book Review
One of the best things about children's picture books is their illustrations, and when What a Bragger! by Lee Ann Mancini arrived in the mail, its artwork certainly caught my eye! Dan Sharp's under-the-sea images are creative, colorful, whimsical.
I wondered if the book's text would hold up to the lovely outside cover, but Mancini's story is engaging, relevant and well-told. In this book in the "Adventures of the Sea Kids" series, Melissa the blowfish starts bragging about things she supposedly has at home. However, she is suspected very quickly of lying. How the situation is resolved in the end is realistic and compassionate, and subtly teaches little listeners a way to handle this part of growing up.
I think children would love this book. It has cute characters and a theme that they can both relate to and learn from. I also love the attention to detail in the book. Sharp's artwork includes more than a dozen icthus fish, hidden on the pages for readers and listeners to find. Some are relatively obvious, and some are much more challenging. Also, part of the book profits are being donated to Christian charities that help children. I love that!
Overall, this is a great book. It is uplifting, educational, and just fun. I would definitely recommend it or put it in gift baskets for new moms. I believe this book will be really relatable as children deal with difficult people on the playground and in the classroom.
You can get a look at it or get your own copy at: http://glmpublishing.net/what-a-bragger/ or through Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/What-Bragger-Lee-Ann-Mancini/dp/0986360406.
I wondered if the book's text would hold up to the lovely outside cover, but Mancini's story is engaging, relevant and well-told. In this book in the "Adventures of the Sea Kids" series, Melissa the blowfish starts bragging about things she supposedly has at home. However, she is suspected very quickly of lying. How the situation is resolved in the end is realistic and compassionate, and subtly teaches little listeners a way to handle this part of growing up.
I think children would love this book. It has cute characters and a theme that they can both relate to and learn from. I also love the attention to detail in the book. Sharp's artwork includes more than a dozen icthus fish, hidden on the pages for readers and listeners to find. Some are relatively obvious, and some are much more challenging. Also, part of the book profits are being donated to Christian charities that help children. I love that!
Overall, this is a great book. It is uplifting, educational, and just fun. I would definitely recommend it or put it in gift baskets for new moms. I believe this book will be really relatable as children deal with difficult people on the playground and in the classroom.
You can get a look at it or get your own copy at: http://glmpublishing.net/what-a-bragger/ or through Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/What-Bragger-Lee-Ann-Mancini/dp/0986360406.
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