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The Storm
The Storm
Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: June 7, 2016
Review
Miyakoshi's first book, published in Japan in 2009 and translated into English for the first time in 2016, is a striking story about a child's disappointment at the coming storm threatening a promised trip to the beach. With her signature charcoal drawings filling the page with stunning detail (see also The Tea Party in the Woods), Miyakoshi captures the sadness of the child, the power of the storm, and then the joy, with a surprising pop of color, of a clear morning after the storm has passed on. A wonderful read-aloud on a gray, rainy day.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Miyakoshi, Akiko
Illustrator: Miyakoshi, Akiko
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9781771385596
Price: 16.95