Wonderful You

Reviewed by: Terri Bauld - Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, West Kennebunk, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 7, 2017

Review

Narrated by the adoptive mother, this story begins with a pregnant mother looking for the perfect home for her unborn baby. The perfect family is found and the baby girl leads a perfect life and all is well....

Although the overall story is very positive and imaginative, at times the rhyming, extremely sentimental text makes the story feels less authentic. The dreamy, whimsical illustrations, rendered in a soft palette, are in perfect sync with the text, but they too can seem over the top at times, and overly sweet.

This adoption story will ring true to some, but it may not make a strong connection to many families with adopted children.

Overall Book Score: good