What It’s Like to Be Me: Only You Know the True Answer. . . by Elizabeth Ann O’Handley
This review first appeared on Reader Views. Read the Reader Views version here . In What It’s Like to Be Me: Only You Know the True Answer. . . a young girl wonders how the world sees her. So, she ventures around the natural world, asking different natural beings what they see when they see her. For a while, they each tell her something that they see, but then, at night, the girl seeks an answer from the stars. The stars tell her that they cannot give her the answer she wants, but rather, tell her that she should look inward. The girl then looks within and has some revelations. Author Elizabeth Ann O’Handley has crafted a lovely rhyming picture book for ages two to twelve (but that doesn’t mean adult readers won’t get anything out of it). O’Handley’s words form a soft cadence that flows naturally and is pleasing both to read and to hear. The rhymes are well-timed and assist in that flow. The overall message of What It’s Like to Be Me has a few aspects to it. O’Handley clearly en...
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