This, and other “Grace” installations all promise to take us on wonderful, unique yet relatable adventures, every single time. Why do we love this book? Well, because of…everything, actually! The storyline, the characters, the illustrations, the plot, and everything in between. Neither does illustrator Caroline Binch who “contributes evocative, carefully detailed watercolor paintings, which add their own share of emotional power and personal passion.” Job well done by author and artist! We witness her figure out how to solve this situation at hand, and author Mary Hoffman does not disappoint. The reader becomes engulfed in this little girl’s vivid imagination and creativity and immediately root for things to go her way. When her class plans a presentation of Peter Pan, "Grace knew who she wanted to be." However, not everyone shared the excitement of Grace getting the part she wanted, so she must use her imagination in other ways, with the help of her mother and Nana. Empowered by the strength of her imagination and the love of her mother and Nana, this dramatic, creative girl constantly adopts roles and identities: Joan of Arc, Anansi the Spider, Hiawatha, Mowgli, Aladdin. In this particular story about Grace, as so wonderfully stated from Publishers Weekly, “Grace was a girl who loved stories.
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