  | Bros Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
From sunrise to sunset, a group of young Black boys joyously spend the day together as they live their best lives freely in their community. With confidence and a touch of swag, these friends do everything with one another: build a time machine, tend to the community garden, roleplay in the park, read, take a group selfie, and play basketball.
| Illustrator: | Brown, Reggie |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (01/01/24)
School Library Journal (+) (06/28/24)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 06/28/2024 PreS-Gr 1—It is a green and clear day to be outside with friends, daring, pretending, learning, and doing what children do best: using their imagination. For these five Black children, having fun also means going to the library, caring for plants, supporting one another, and welcoming all friends, even when one is using a wheelchair. Weatherford's straightforward narrative, barely two words per page, is organized through the pronoun "we," followed by various verbs representing the children's actions during playtime. The illustrations evoke pointillism, emphasizing the flowery and green ground and a clear sky that is inviting for outdoor activities and whose color changes to denote the passing of hours during a day's play. This picture book is driven by its art, with images of expressive and happy children—no adults—in an idyllic landscape. These children are in contact with nature, books, and all the activities that friendship inspires. This book could be read in a first-grade unit on present tense simple verbs or a preschool story hour on friendship. VERDICT A picture book that invites children to play outside, in nature, with friends, and with plenty of imagination.—Kathia Ibacache - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
School Library Journal - 06/28/2024 PreS-Gr 1—It is a green and clear day to be outside with friends, daring, pretending, learning, and doing what children do best: using their imagination. For these five Black children, having fun also means going to the library, caring for plants, supporting one another, and welcoming all friends, even when one is using a wheelchair. Weatherford's straightforward narrative, barely two words per page, is organized through the pronoun "we," followed by various verbs representing the children's actions during playtime. The illustrations evoke pointillism, emphasizing the flowery and green ground and a clear sky that is inviting for outdoor activities and whose color changes to denote the passing of hours during a day's play. This picture book is driven by its art, with images of expressive and happy children—no adults—in an idyllic landscape. These children are in contact with nature, books, and all the activities that friendship inspires. This book could be read in a first-grade unit on present tense simple verbs or a preschool story hour on friendship. VERDICT A picture book that invites children to play outside, in nature, with friends, and with plenty of imagination.—Kathia Ibacache - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
