No Mirrors in My Nana's House

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Summary: No Mirrors in My Nana's House = Superb!
Review: A wonderful book intendend for children but I often give it to adults as gifts. It's simple and profound message touches all who read it. In today's society we are so obsessed w/looks. This book reminds us to look at our inner beauty. If you're able to get the accompanying CD - get it! Music and author's reading of story enhances story even more!

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Summary: Lead paint!!!
Review: I adore most of this book--the illustrations, the CD, most of the poem. HOWEVER, there is a line that greatly disturbs me.."I was intrigued by the cracks in the wall/ I tasted with joy the dust that would fall." I am afraid that alarm bells singing "lead paint poisioning" went off in my head. Children need little encouragement to eat everything in sight, and I think this book encourages children to eat lead paint dust, thereby poisoning themselves! Therefore I cannot recommend this title...at all!

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Summary: No Mirrors in My Nana's House
Review: The story is so simple and the message is so necessary. What do we use a mirror for? Look for wrinkles, check for stains, is there a hair out of place, WHAT'S WRONG WITH US? Where do we get to see what's right in us? The reflection of ourselves in the eyes of a loved one. I have a special relationship with my nana and when I read this story, my relationship is celebrated. But what makes this book really special is the CD that accompanies it. The music just wraps itself around you and you find yourself singing the song long after it is done. Between two recordings of the song, the story is read. I teach middle schoolers. Perhaps because at this age, so many of them see what is wrong with themselves and so many experience the cruelty and sting of their peers' criticisms,I have found that this book speaks powerfully to many of them. It is a very popular book in my classroom library. They love this book. As I do. It's powerful, it's magical, it's beautiful. Buy it! You'll enjoy it over, and over again!