  | Outside Amelia's window Author: Nastro, Caroline | |
| Price: $22.58 | ||
Summary:
Amelia is newly disabled and watches the world from her window, until two birds in a nest outside her window inspire her to take a chance.
| Illustrator: | Sandu Budisan, Anca |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (12/01/22)
School Library Journal (03/01/23)
Booklist (02/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/01/2023 Amelia is lonely, but when two children move in next door, she hesitates to meet them, worrying she won’t be able to play with them—“not like she used to.” Her mother, comforting Amelia as her new wheelchair sits nearby, gently suggests that it might be worth a try, but Amelia simply isn’t ready. She keeps herself plenty busy in the meantime, absorbing herself in adventure stories and observing the nest of a redstart family, eventually learning about the incredible journeys the birds take when they’re grown. Feeling inspired, Amelia decides that she, too, can face incredible, unknown adventures, and she leaves the house in her chair, eagerly joining her friendly neighbors in all their activities, including a wheelchair-accessible playhouse. The delightful story does a marvelous job of giving Amelia room to explore life on her own terms, and the dreamy pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are wonderfully creative, incorporating glimpses of Amelia’s journal in the form of collaged pages and scientific bird notes. A gentle reminder of the joy to be found in embracing adventure and expanding horizons. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 02/15/2023 Amelia is lonely, but when two children move in next door, she hesitates to meet them, worrying she won’t be able to play with them—“not like she used to.” Her mother, comforting Amelia as her new wheelchair sits nearby, gently suggests that it might be worth a try, but Amelia simply isn’t ready. She keeps herself plenty busy in the meantime, absorbing herself in adventure stories and observing the nest of a redstart family, eventually learning about the incredible journeys the birds take when they’re grown. Feeling inspired, Amelia decides that she, too, can face incredible, unknown adventures, and she leaves the house in her chair, eagerly joining her friendly neighbors in all their activities, including a wheelchair-accessible playhouse. The delightful story does a marvelous job of giving Amelia room to explore life on her own terms, and the dreamy pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are wonderfully creative, incorporating glimpses of Amelia’s journal in the form of collaged pages and scientific bird notes. A gentle reminder of the joy to be found in embracing adventure and expanding horizons. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
