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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2018 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2—In a first-person narrative, a young African American girl declares that nothing can keep her from creating. ("What if that pencil one day disappeared? I'd fold up the paper till stories appeared.") As she continues to imagine her the disappearance of her supplies, she invents new ways to create, by chiseling wood, drawing in the dirt, and using leaves, snow, and sand as her media. As more and more resources are withdrawn, the child makes shadows, tells stories, and dances. Until "If I had nothing, but still had my mind; t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
A little black girl with flowing violet hair guides readers through her creative process, guided by a limitless imagination: "what if t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
A little black girl with flowing violet hair guides readers through her creative process, guided by a limitless imagination: "what if...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
