Cassany, Mia Home Sweet Home, illustrated by Paula
Blumen. Frances Lincoln (Quarto),
2017. $17. 9781786031136.
Travel the world through the eyes of a variety of pets.
The goal of this book is admirable, but it falls quite
short. Instead of traveling all over the
world, we see 17 homes in 12 different countries. I find it odd that the author repeats the
Netherlands, France, and Spain twice and the US three times. I love the Netherlands more than your normal
American, but really? Most of the animals are dogs, the cats that are pictured
are mostly black (10 out of 12), and the only other animals are a turtle and
two pigeons. Why didn’t the author and
illustrator reflect the variety of animals that people around the world call
pets? I could like this just for the illustrations, showing a slice of the
world and its varying human habitats, but the flaws outweigh the strengths.
EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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