This Makes Me Silly

Reviewed by: Sarah Cropley - Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 7, 2018

Review

This Makes Me Silly is a title from author Courtney Carbone's series Dealing with Feelings an unnamed narrator with tan skin and dark hair tells about her family's trip to the zoo, describe the animals and the silly things she and her brother do to imitate the animals. Carbone also describes the feelings associated with the emotion ("My insides feel wiggly like their trunks!" p. 7) and how to take deep breaths and calm down after getting too silly. The story ends with the narrator posing the question to the reader of what makes them feel silly. Kushnir's sweet, simplistic, and diverse digital illustrations bring the fun to life. Parents will value the language on how to describe emotion and how to deal with it. Recommended where readers are popular.

Overall Book Score: very good