Hello and happy Saturday. I’ve been on vacation for the past week, and decided to use the extra time to go over my Kindle library as part of this sort of project I’ll tell you more about in another post. That’s how I came across The Sky Is Not Blue by Joy Jones, which I’d acquired via NetGalley, and as it happens sometimes, kind of forgot about. I’m glad I read this book, and I’m thankful to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to share my thoughts on it with you.

This is an illustrated short story about Robert, a boy who loves drawing and loves color, and how his unique vision of the world impacts his teacher. It was a reminder for me as an educator of how much my own students can teach me, but also how I can affect them, sometimes negatively, when trying (consciously or not) to impose (?) my vision of the world to them. It’s a sweet book that I think readers of all ages will enjoy, but I would especially recommend it to be read to children by an adult who cares for them, either a parent, a teacher, or another caregiver.