Just like the other books by Yamada, this book does a brilliant job of taking an abstract idea like a chance, and making it something concrete for readers to analyze. While this is aimed at children, I think adolescents and adults could benefit from this book. Especially since chances don’t stop coming into your life just because you’re an adult. The basic premise of this book is that a boy comes across a “chance” or a shiny gold thing. He tries to pursue it and […]
An Intro to Poetry for Kids
This is a children’s book in which a young boy is trying to find a poem to heal his fish. He asks many different people and objects about a poem to try and heal his fish and everyone gives him a different answer for what a poem is. The boy doubts he knows or can create a poem all on his own. In the end he learns that by asking questions and exploring the world around him, he’s taken bits and pieces of what he’s […]
A Refreshing Social Critique
I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi My rating: 4 of 5 stars “I’m Judging You” is a collection of essays/blogs compiled into a book. I enjoyed the shade that Ajayi threw at the subjects she writes about, from friends, pop culture, to politics, and relationships. I appreciated her humor and willingness to say what needed to be said. Two of her chapters that stood out to me were her pieces on feminism and race. While Ajayi isn’t saying anything that most informed […]
An Interesting Theory for Food and Exercise
“25Days” is different from a lot of other health books I’ve read. It starts with the story of how the author, Drew Logan, ended up dying three times in the same day due to his heart not beating. Due to so many times with lack of circulation, he suffered some short-term memory loss. This created problems for Drew as he couldn’t remember his workouts and diets. To counter this problem, he started investigating our brain and how it relates to our behavior. This, in turn, […]