Milo Imagines the World
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Excellent book
Impressive story: not only because of all the different things involved, or the ending. It is a lesson of life: the guy imagining and creating a better world from his view of reality. The rich boy that goes the same place than him. The NOT NEED AT ALL to give a moral lesson about his mother (in fact we don't know why she is there). It is just a celebration of children, optimism about life, changing society with imagination and positive thinking... AND WITHOUT TELLING YOU!!! Just implicit in the beautiful story
Was not expecting this beautiful ending
I initially purchased this book because I'm on a mission to collect all of Robinson's work, but after reading the story I fell in love with Pena's writing and I will be buying more of his books. The illustrations are beautiful, Robinson does such a beautiful job drawing small but important aspects of Black people and that's one of the reasons why I love his work. I don't want to spoil the ending but it's a story about a boy named Milo and his sister who are riding the train, and on their ride, Milo draws pictures of the other passengers and makes up stories about who they are and where they're going. What Milo learns in the end is that you shouldn't judge a person so quickly only after a small encounter or what they're wearing because they might surprise you and may be on the same journey as you.
Another gem from Robinson and De La Pena!
What a sweet book! Have you ever wondered about the lives strangers live? Ever day-dream about someone passing by? An adorable little kid full of wonder and anxious delight. A calming strategy in the ability to create art from those two *at times* conflicting emotions. This also introduces the idea that people who are incarcerated have families that come and spend time with them. I love that. It’s real. I also loved that the child was able to reflect on the assumption they made in their art thoughts and be open to alternative narratives because it’s important for kids to be flexible to changing their minds and knowing that sometimes we are not always right. This author and illustrator are my favorite dynamic duo and I continue to look forward to their work. Highly recommend all their work.
Promotes negative stereotypes
Shocked this has so many rave reviews. I like the illustrations but this is too much for small children IMO. Normalizing black parents (MOTHERS!!) in prison is not something I am interested in doing.
Wow, sneaker “best read aloud”
Brought my fourth graders and I to sniffles… opened us up to such important conversations… truly a must read with children. Any age group can find some thing to talk about that will bring value to their conversations about equity and love and how we see each other as people.
What a beautiful book!
The books by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson are fantastic and this is no exception. It is seemingly simple, a story about a kid sitting on the subway, but is actually so deep. I love this book so much and the stories this team are creating. I am hoping for many more.
Beautiful story
Just gifted this book to my son, Milo, as an early valentine gift. I loved reading this beautifully written and illustrated book with him. Great lesson...don’t judge a book by the cover. However, in this book’s case, the cover is absolutely beautiful so go ahead and love this book as much as we do.
Excellent for children named milo.
Love this book when I saw it, that's my grandson name and people think it's a custom made original.
Not an ending I'll share with my toddler.
I can see this being a child's imagination until the surprise ending. The description should've been more forthcoming so that I could make the choice to purchase. I skipped the ending... not going to share that with my 3 year old.
For those who await the restoration of a loved one.
My thanks to the creators of this charming and affirming story and illustrations. Christian Robinson, you have set heart to singing.
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