Every once in a while, I love to pick up a picture book. I believe that everyone should! Picture books tell a story in both words and illustrations and every once in a while, you'll learn something new. I had an opportunity to read an e-ARC, which also happened to be a non-fiction picture book!
Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons is a fascinating story told
by Gwendolyn Hooks and illustrated by Simone
Agoussoye. The story follows the life of
Ona Judge, one of George and Martha Washington’s slaves, who managed to escape
her life of slavery and risked her life to find freedom.
This insightful book brought to light a
story few have heard before. Gwendolyn
Hooks writes the story in a manner for the age group it is intended for (ages
9-10). It is just short enough to keep
the reader engaged and full of information that should be easy enough for a middle grade reader to comprehend.
My only issue with this book was the
illustrations. The cover of the book has
a beautiful illustration of Ona Judge. I
was extremely disappointed to see that the illustrations inside the book were
completely different. Inside the book,
the illustrations looked flat and lacked the same kind of depth as the
cover. Being a non-fiction picture book
for middle grades, I believe that the illustrations should help tell the story
and in this case, it was only a distraction for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone for
providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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