  | Head full of birds Author: Garibal, Alexandra | |
| Price: $22.58 | ||
Summary:
School is a lonely place for Nanette until she meets Noah, who understands how her unusual ideas make the world more beautiful.
| Illustrator: | Delacroix, Sibylle |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/15/22)
School Library Journal (12/01/22)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 12/01/2022 Gr 2–4—A sweet picture book about looking beyond differences to make new friends. Nanette is a neurodiverse girl with "birds fluttering in her head," and the other children are cruel to her. Nanette, despite this, continues to view the world in her own special way. When Noah is assigned to sit next to her in class, he discovers that there is beauty in Nanette's understanding of the world. A simple text with short sentences keeps the book accessible to picture book readers. Colored pencil illustrations show Nanette as bright and lively, while around her the scenery is gray; Noah, too, is gray until he opens up to Nanette, and as he becomes her friend his colors grow more vibrant. All the children are depicted as white. VERDICT A solid purchase for its treatment and amplification of neurodiverse characters.—V. Lynn Christiansen - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
