I loved how this book showed that change is hard but super hard if you are moving to a foreign country. The country is not foreign to the mom because she is from Taiwan. But for Lily, this is a big change. There is a page where the calendar flies by and we see the months of January through September have passed. Now Lily is adjusting and falling in love with her new home. So sweet!
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Poignant story about a grandpa who is losing his balloons/his memories and how his grandson inherits them and is able to return them to him by explaining the memories. Beautiful multigenerational story about how it is challenging to age for all involved! Yet there are ways to make the very best of the situation!
I love how this book (by the marvelous Mem Fox) shows how a child processes his day by talking to his stuffies: Greedy Goose, Blue Horse and Fat Rabbit. And then Greedy Goose asks the child about his day. Each remembers the same day (and incidents) only from their perspective. Lovely! The refrain is great: ______looked back on the who, the what, the why, and the way...the whole wild thing...turned out okay!
