BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY DAY OF HOPE!

​If you need a bit a hope right now, this book is sure to give you that:

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TITLE:           HOPE IS A HOP

AUTHOR:     Katrina Moore

ILLUSTRATOR: Melissa Iwai

PUBLISHER: Dial Books for Young Readers/2023

OPENING LINES:

​Hope is a light you turn on in the dark,
an up before sunrise—start of a spark.
Hope is a whisper you say to your heart.
It’s a hoe and a hole and a heap in your cart.

With a lot of hard work and hope, Eva’s garden begins to sprout, only to be invaded by a rascally rabbit! Eva thud and thumps and mourns her loss, but after being comforted by her mother, she discovers a surprise that gives her the courage to hope and to try again. Katrina Moore’s lyrical text sets just the right tone for this sweet story of springtime, new beginnings, and hope. Melissa Iwai’s lush, colorful illustrations convey parallel stories of two families—Eva’s and the bunny’s. If you love heartfelt rhyming stories about spring, gardens, bunnies, new babies, and hope, I enthusiastically recommend HOPE IS A HOP!
 
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