This is our latest read: So Many Days, a lovely children’s book about feelings and exploring and potential. The book is So Many Days by Alison McGhee, illustrations Taeeun Yoo, New York Simon and Schuster, Athenuem, 2010, $18.99, US, $15.99 Canada. It gets a four out of five ($$$$ out of $$$$$.) McGhee is the New York Times best-selling author of SomeDay.
So Many Days is a sweet little story with a cute androgenous character and simple verse showing the many ways children can explore and interact with the greater environment. I loved that the main character could be a boy or a girl and that he or she is described as brave and wild and loved, and all things that children need to hear to grow strong and healthy and safe in their own skin. Books that encourage children to explore and understand feelings are always worthwhile reads. Also this one encourages children to feel powerful. It is a simple verse that older kids can read confidently.