From a Small Seed: The Story of Eliza Hamilton by Camille
Andros, illustrated by Tessa Blackham.
PICTURE BOOK Christy Ottaviano Books (Henry Holt), 2019. $19.
9781250297426
BUYING ADVISORY: EL
(K-3) – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Eliza was an intelligent and empathetic
child. She was raised in a loving home
with lots of siblings and when she grew up, she fell in love with an orphan boy,
named Alexander. Eliza had a hard life
with lots of challenges, but she was always strong and helped others around her,
especially orphans.
I enjoyed the sweet illustrations
of this book and imagining what Eliza was like as a child. Since not much is known about Eliza, the
author has taken some liberties with her account, one of which is a scene where
she has Eliza meeting Abraham Lincoln and that is not a confirmed fact. I liked the story, but I have a hard time
putting this into kids’ hands who probably won’t read the author’s note to find
out that not all of the information is historical fact.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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