Thursday, May 2, 2024

Fly by Brittany J. Thurman and Anna Cunha - OPTIONAL

Fly by Brittany J. Thurman illustrated by Anna Cunha
. PICTURE BOOK Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2022. $12. 9781534454873 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

APPEALS TO: SOME 

Africa is a black girl that decides to enter a double-dutch competition even though she has no experience with jump roping. She wants to be like her grandmother who was excellent at double-dutch. Others tell her she can't do something she has never tried before. With perseverance, Africa keeps practicing and asks her friends for help. 

"Fly" is a good picture book to teach perseverance and to be proud of your culture and who you are. The illustrations are bright and bold but the text seemed a little hard to read. This would be a good book to add diversity to your library. 

Tracie, Elementary School Librarian

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