Bo the Brave by Bethan Woollvin, 32 pages. PICTURE BOOK. Peachtree Publishing Company, 2020. $18. 9781682631829
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When Bo’s big brothers refuse to let her go monster hunting with them, she goes on her own adventure. Bo the Brave discovers what makes a monster instead of a friend.
I love the colorful illustrations and the moral about looking at someone’s actions instead of only what they look like. The protagonist of this book is a girl, and I appreciate the promotion of a female hero in a book for children. However, Woollvin promotes the heroine by setting up a contrast that puts down the boys in the story, which I don’t think is a great message to send.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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