A New Kind of Wild by Zara Gonzalez Hoang. PICTURE BOOK. Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House), 2020. $18. 9780525553892
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Ren is new to the city and not only that, but the place he moved from was a magical forest. He is having a hard time adjusting until Ava, his new neighbor show him how to appreciate the city by taking him to the roof of their building so everything isn’t so loud.
I never really sunk into this story. I was taken aback by the magical creatures in the forest, when the rest of the book is so realistic. I also expected some sort of LGBTQ theme since there is a rainbow pattern on the front, but that wasn’t the case.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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