REVIEW: HAPPY ODDFELLOWS FRIENDSHIP MONTH!

Let’s give a shoutout to friends this month! Sometime friendships click in place perfectly right away; sometimes they take a while to find their fit. Today’s book recommendation is about two friends who start off a bit apprehensive of one another, but gradually warm to each other: 

​TITLE: I DON’T CARE

AUTHOR: Julie Fogliano

ILLUSTRATORS: Molly Idle & Juana Martinez-Neal

PUBLISHER: Neal Porter Books/2022

OPENING LINES: 
i really don’t care what you think of my hair
or my eyes or my toes or my nose
i really don’t care what you think of my boots 
or if you don’t like my clothes

After I read this book the first time, I felt like I found a new friend. I hugged it all the way to the checkout line. I am a huge fan of Julie Fogliano, Molly Idle, and Juana Martinez-Neal’s work, so to see them create this book together? Pure magic! Fogliano’s lyrical text rolls off your tongue as it tells the story of two children who start off in a rocky place, but gradually become friends. And who better to illustrate than two friends in real life? Idle and Martinez-Neal blend their unique styles into one cohesive look to create a story I hope you’ll love as much as I do. This one’s a keeper!
 
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