Review of Will You Talk to Me?
Posted: 05 Jan 2024, 21:36
[Following is a volunteer review of "Will You Talk to Me?" by Margie Carstens.]
This book was a simple, cute introduction for children into the world of adults. Even young kids lose faith and confidence in themselves, and these days, it happens quite young. Though I myself am an adult, it was an uplifting read and reminded me of how little it takes to regain a little faith in oneself.
The book had no editing mistakes that I could see. It has few words, but while it was a simple read, it had a very good message for children. It is sometimes lyrical in its phrasing, and takes liberty with its mix of contraction and not, but overall is an easy read and flows well. Each page is well separated and accounts for the age range it is meant for by appropriately spacing out the amount of words on them.
The use of pictures and font style are both pleasing and gentle. The deep purple and roundness of the font would be appealing to a child, and the drawings themselves are rounded and full. I could easily imagine a child being read this book and enjoying the pictures of both the little girl and her new companion, the Hummingbird.
The addition of water imagery compared to sky imagery was a great touch. It gives the reader a view of how big the world is, especially to a child. It allows an adult reader to understand how comparatively, a child might feel small in it. The story delves right into the topic and gives both adults and children a good view into how people lose confidence.
I saw no places that I would change anything. From the writing to the imagery choices to the font, I thought it was well chosen and worked well together. I'm not a child myself, but as an adult who has read this book 3 times in short span, I think I can safely give it a 5/5; I would read this to my own kid if I had one!
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Will You Talk to Me?
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This book was a simple, cute introduction for children into the world of adults. Even young kids lose faith and confidence in themselves, and these days, it happens quite young. Though I myself am an adult, it was an uplifting read and reminded me of how little it takes to regain a little faith in oneself.
The book had no editing mistakes that I could see. It has few words, but while it was a simple read, it had a very good message for children. It is sometimes lyrical in its phrasing, and takes liberty with its mix of contraction and not, but overall is an easy read and flows well. Each page is well separated and accounts for the age range it is meant for by appropriately spacing out the amount of words on them.
The use of pictures and font style are both pleasing and gentle. The deep purple and roundness of the font would be appealing to a child, and the drawings themselves are rounded and full. I could easily imagine a child being read this book and enjoying the pictures of both the little girl and her new companion, the Hummingbird.
The addition of water imagery compared to sky imagery was a great touch. It gives the reader a view of how big the world is, especially to a child. It allows an adult reader to understand how comparatively, a child might feel small in it. The story delves right into the topic and gives both adults and children a good view into how people lose confidence.
I saw no places that I would change anything. From the writing to the imagery choices to the font, I thought it was well chosen and worked well together. I'm not a child myself, but as an adult who has read this book 3 times in short span, I think I can safely give it a 5/5; I would read this to my own kid if I had one!
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Will You Talk to Me?
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon