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A review by bookishromantasy
Sugar and Snails by Sarah Tsiang
1.0
I was given an ARC for an honest review.
I am not sure how I feel about this book. I did not really like it. The artwork is lovely and fun and whimsical. It is actually what had drawn me to wanting to read it in the first place. I mean just look at the colors and the imagery! It is so beautiful! The rhyming is simplistic yet catchy and works well with the imagery. But the overall message was just something that bothered me. I usually steer clear of messages involving gender or stereotypes when reading children’s books. I find books of this nature more didactic and just not for me.
Sugar and Snails was not overly preachy or in your face with its message which I liked. But personally, if I realized what it had been about, I would not have read it. There is no real plot to this children’s book. It reads as poem with images that help convey the message of the overall concept or idea. Which is: girls and boys can enjoy what they like to enjoy. In other words, like something because you like it, not because you are expected to. This is a fairly positive message. And I do think it has some weight in teaching children that being an individual is important. Letting children decide for themselves what they like and don’t like.
My advice is, if you do read this book with your kids, let the conversation be about what they love and what they like. Not about what you want them to love or want them to like. If a girl likes princesses and dresses that is ok. If she doesn’t like princesses or dresses that’s also ok. Everyone has different tastes and love different flavors.
For me personally I am giving this book a 1 star because it’s just not for me (not my personal flavor you might say). And I was not that entertained when reading it. But the artwork is still very lovely and beautiful!
I am not sure how I feel about this book. I did not really like it. The artwork is lovely and fun and whimsical. It is actually what had drawn me to wanting to read it in the first place. I mean just look at the colors and the imagery! It is so beautiful! The rhyming is simplistic yet catchy and works well with the imagery. But the overall message was just something that bothered me. I usually steer clear of messages involving gender or stereotypes when reading children’s books. I find books of this nature more didactic and just not for me.
Sugar and Snails was not overly preachy or in your face with its message which I liked. But personally, if I realized what it had been about, I would not have read it. There is no real plot to this children’s book. It reads as poem with images that help convey the message of the overall concept or idea. Which is: girls and boys can enjoy what they like to enjoy. In other words, like something because you like it, not because you are expected to. This is a fairly positive message. And I do think it has some weight in teaching children that being an individual is important. Letting children decide for themselves what they like and don’t like.
My advice is, if you do read this book with your kids, let the conversation be about what they love and what they like. Not about what you want them to love or want them to like. If a girl likes princesses and dresses that is ok. If she doesn’t like princesses or dresses that’s also ok. Everyone has different tastes and love different flavors.
For me personally I am giving this book a 1 star because it’s just not for me (not my personal flavor you might say). And I was not that entertained when reading it. But the artwork is still very lovely and beautiful!