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The Little Hero
The Little Hero is a magical heart-warming tale for readers of all ages. Grace meets some new friends and goes on a wonderful adventure and finds something very special on the way. It explores emotions and feelings and being brave. The story is illustrated with many full page original watercolor paintings that are beautiful and evoke the imagination.
33 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 21, 2020
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July 14, 2020
The Little Hero is a very sweet book about a little girl called Grace who along with a magic feather and a few friends is hiding from a cruel world.
The book has the most adorable illustrations which bring the story to life. Especially how Grace overcomes her fears, which have been written about with care and understanding.
The story has been beautifully told and I can see this being a book children will ask to be read to them over and over again.
The book has the most adorable illustrations which bring the story to life. Especially how Grace overcomes her fears, which have been written about with care and understanding.
The story has been beautifully told and I can see this being a book children will ask to be read to them over and over again.
September 6, 2020
Gorgeous Illustrations; Not Wild About Story
The illustrations in this book are the best part of it. Most are at least very good, and some in the later part of the book are actually amazingly beautiful. The illustrator has used watercolor on rough paper. The color palette used is dramatic, even on the darker pages. I did think, however, that some text page colors were jarring, especially when side by side with the beautiful illustrations. They were often too bright in comparison. Honestly, though, I was not thrilled about the story. I was disturbed immediately when we were told that the little girl Grace, the focus of this story, lived with people who “behaved very badly” and so she was “often sad and lonely.” These facts added nothing to the story. I don't understand why the author felt the need to make Grace a neglected child of bad parents. There could be children who identify with difficult parental situations, and seeing a sad and lonely little girl just like them—and she does often look this way—could be difficult for these children. Their natural empathy could make them feel every scary thing she feels, and she does have some gruesome encounters. The book is supposed to teach lessons about facing your fears, dealing with difficult situations, and being brave. However, I didn't think that the author pulled these lessons together well. That would make it up to the parent or caregiver reading this to the child to do so. All in all, other than the illustrations, I didn't really like this book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
The illustrations in this book are the best part of it. Most are at least very good, and some in the later part of the book are actually amazingly beautiful. The illustrator has used watercolor on rough paper. The color palette used is dramatic, even on the darker pages. I did think, however, that some text page colors were jarring, especially when side by side with the beautiful illustrations. They were often too bright in comparison. Honestly, though, I was not thrilled about the story. I was disturbed immediately when we were told that the little girl Grace, the focus of this story, lived with people who “behaved very badly” and so she was “often sad and lonely.” These facts added nothing to the story. I don't understand why the author felt the need to make Grace a neglected child of bad parents. There could be children who identify with difficult parental situations, and seeing a sad and lonely little girl just like them—and she does often look this way—could be difficult for these children. Their natural empathy could make them feel every scary thing she feels, and she does have some gruesome encounters. The book is supposed to teach lessons about facing your fears, dealing with difficult situations, and being brave. However, I didn't think that the author pulled these lessons together well. That would make it up to the parent or caregiver reading this to the child to do so. All in all, other than the illustrations, I didn't really like this book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
November 4, 2023
The illustrations in this book are the best part of it.
Honestly, though, I was not thrilled about the story.
I was disturbed immediately when we were told that the little girl Grace, the focus of this story, lived with people who “behaved very badly” and so she was “often sad and lonely.” These facts added nothing to the story.
I don't understand why the author felt the need to make Grace a neglected child of bad parents.
There could be children who identify with difficult parental situations, and seeing a sad and lonely little girl just like them—and she does often look this way—could be difficult for these children. Their natural empathy could make them feel every scary thing she feels, and she does have some gruesome encounters.
The book is supposed to teach lessons about facing your fears, dealing with difficult situations and being brave. However, I didn't think that the author pulled these lessons together well.
That would make it up to the parent or caregiver reading this to the child to do so.
All in all, other than the illustrations, I didn't really like this book.
Honestly, though, I was not thrilled about the story.
I was disturbed immediately when we were told that the little girl Grace, the focus of this story, lived with people who “behaved very badly” and so she was “often sad and lonely.” These facts added nothing to the story.
I don't understand why the author felt the need to make Grace a neglected child of bad parents.
There could be children who identify with difficult parental situations, and seeing a sad and lonely little girl just like them—and she does often look this way—could be difficult for these children. Their natural empathy could make them feel every scary thing she feels, and she does have some gruesome encounters.
The book is supposed to teach lessons about facing your fears, dealing with difficult situations and being brave. However, I didn't think that the author pulled these lessons together well.
That would make it up to the parent or caregiver reading this to the child to do so.
All in all, other than the illustrations, I didn't really like this book.
June 13, 2020
Grace is a little girl hiding from the cruel world but with the help of a few friends and a magic feather, Grace learns she is braver than she knows. This book is beautifully illustrated and the only sad thing about it was that there wasn't more. I enjoy the fact that Grace has the help of friends in order to over come fear. I say over come fear because she is afraid, she is not ridiculed by the Tall lady or Blueberry for being afraid, but genuinely told that they are there for her in her time of need. This book teaches the reader that it is okay to rely on others when you are afraid. The fact that the finch in the cage was added was a brilliant move, the cage is courage and the finch is your happy feelings, courage stands strong when facing your fears to protect your happiness. Overall a great book and I would recommend it as a school read. Parents of children with anxiety problems should also have this book read to them as the twisting shadows could also be used as another descriptor for worries.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2020
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the e-ARC.
3.5
A short and sweet children's book with stunning illustrations about a little girl called Grace who goes on an
adventure with her new friend, Blueberry, the black jaguar.
It's perfect for kids, the plot it´s pretty simple and it leaves you wanting more. Apparently, there will be a second book which I wanna read like now!
The illustrations are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen, they are watercolor and very colorful. The way Blueberry is drawn is just beautiful, you can even notice the fur.
I recommend this to little kids and their parents.
3.5
A short and sweet children's book with stunning illustrations about a little girl called Grace who goes on an
adventure with her new friend, Blueberry, the black jaguar.
It's perfect for kids, the plot it´s pretty simple and it leaves you wanting more. Apparently, there will be a second book which I wanna read like now!
The illustrations are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen, they are watercolor and very colorful. The way Blueberry is drawn is just beautiful, you can even notice the fur.
I recommend this to little kids and their parents.
June 14, 2020
A charming book for children with lovely illustrations.
A little Girl named Grace overcomes her fears with a little help from some wonderful & colorful characters in the story.
A magical story about courage and believing in yourself. It will show kids how they can achieve anything with confidence and bravery.
A little Girl named Grace overcomes her fears with a little help from some wonderful & colorful characters in the story.
A magical story about courage and believing in yourself. It will show kids how they can achieve anything with confidence and bravery.
June 13, 2020
I love the story. It's something I would want kids to read. I love how it showed the character's bravery and it also talked about not easily trusting strangers which should really taught to children. I actually want to read the sequel if there will be another story connected with this.
June 25, 2020
I love this book ❤🥺
It is so cute that I can cry and get excited about how precious this short story is.
The characters are precious 💖
This is a perfect book to read with your children before bed. 🌟
It is so cute that I can cry and get excited about how precious this short story is.
The characters are precious 💖
This is a perfect book to read with your children before bed. 🌟
August 31, 2020
This is a beautiful story. It is full of adventure and lovely illustrations. We love the outdoors, so this little adventure really sparked Ada's imagination, and made her very happy. We have already read it several times! We highly highly recommend this book.
October 7, 2020
The little hero is the story of grace, who has a tough life. In this moving story she finds hope to keep going. This book was truly moving and very inspiring. This book is great for anyone looking for an adventurous story, but also therapeutic for the children who need it.
June 16, 2020
A really cute book about overcoming your fears with the help of those around you. I loved the supporting characters and, of course, the illustrations!
June 18, 2020
The art was nice. But the plot felt like it was missing a lot. I have no idea WHY any of the action occurred.
August 10, 2020
This is a wonderful children's book about not giving into your fears and being brave. I also loved the beautiful watercolor illustrations!
July 1, 2020
Read this cute children's book through NetGalley. It's an adorable story about bravery and believing in yourself and I think it would be great for children to read.
June 24, 2020
Gorgeous water color pictures!! Sends the message to just have faith in yourself. Sometimes, our friends may assist us on our path.
February 23, 2022
The Little Hero was an interesting read. I liked both the adventure little Grace embarks on as well as her fellow companion, Blueberry. I found the illustrations to be cute, though some were prettier than others. I liked the themes it has interwoven in it: about not talking with strangers, as well as facing your fears/being brave.
I usually don't complain about formatting from ARCs I've received via Netgalley since I know they'll be changed and ready for publication, but with this book, I certainly do hope so. Based on the copy I received, I'd say the format they had was better suited for it to be read in tablets/iPads or kindles, but definitely not on phones since it didn't fit my screen (there was a margin of about two words that was cut off from my screen).
Overall, I think this is a great adventure that little girls will enjoy embarking on, and its ending is open enough that it leaves the door open for the next episode/adventure to happen.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the author/publisher for granting an ARC of this book. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are given voluntarily.
I usually don't complain about formatting from ARCs I've received via Netgalley since I know they'll be changed and ready for publication, but with this book, I certainly do hope so. Based on the copy I received, I'd say the format they had was better suited for it to be read in tablets/iPads or kindles, but definitely not on phones since it didn't fit my screen (there was a margin of about two words that was cut off from my screen).
Overall, I think this is a great adventure that little girls will enjoy embarking on, and its ending is open enough that it leaves the door open for the next episode/adventure to happen.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the author/publisher for granting an ARC of this book. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are given voluntarily.
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