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Anitra R. SchulteReviewed in the United States on June 1, 2024

"Rhythm" is a picture book about the seasons of human life and their intersection with the cycles of the natural world. The story begins with an introduction to a child, whose family is coping with unemployment. The child's emotions parallel shifts in the weather, and her wonderings align with the movements of the creatures in her environment. In tuning into the sounds and patterns of nature, the child recognizes her own hurt and happiness. "Rhythm" poetically spotlights nature's perfect gifts while subtly delivering a narrative of family need and community support and kindness.

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bak4Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024

Rhythm is a picture book about a community during hard times. The narrator hopes that her father will find work again. The family spends Thanksgiving eating at a community food kitchen. Illustrations show closed signs on businesses, and there is a mention of families who have moved to find work. The narrator's life is centered around family and her friendly tree. The book's back cover contains the sentence, "The hard winter finally melts into spring." I think that is the story's message – that the rhythm of nature and life always returns to new things. Taia Morley's illustrations are rich, colorful, and detailed. While they may enjoy the pictures, I am not sure the target audience will understand the story without an explanation from their parents or teacher. Even so, I think the story is a good one. Thank you to NetGalley and American Psychological Association Magination Press. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by the publisher, Magination Press, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Brittany FrancisReviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024

I read this book because I'm a teacher and wanted to see if it would be good for my classroom. It was called rhythm, and I primarily teach music to elementary ages, and love having a good book in my classroom about rhythm. Unfortunately, this book was not about the music type of rhythm, but I still read to see what it is about. The story follow a young child whose family is down on their luck. They become friends with a tree and you see the seasons pass through the childs interactions with this tree (you can see the changing of the leaves for each season). Unfortunately, I don't think this book will hit right for the target age range. From the way it was written (small paragraphs) it seemed like the age range would be great for age 5-7. However, it's got really flowery writing and nothing is said straight up (for instance, the father loses his job, but it's never discussed, you just see the family eating at the soup kitchen, which I don't think children will understand from this book). I think children will not be able to parse what the story is about because its too abstract, and the writing is too complex for a young age range, meaning they will lose focus. I also think the use of the word "rhythm" was completely unecessary. Each season said something like "the rhythm of spring brought" or "the rhythm of winter brought" and the sentence could have worked exactly the same without the word rhythm. To me it just seemed like the author needed something to call this book and inserted the word rhythm everywhere, without it being necessary. I did like the artwork; it was bright and colorful, and cosy despite the subject matter being a bit sad (although the bright colors again detracted from the fact that the main character is going through a hard time). 3/5 stars because I just don't think it would be comprehended by the target age range, and I think young kids would lose focus while listening to this story. (Based on personal experience as a k-5 teacher)

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SaraKrugerReviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024

Lyrical and poignant story about a girl who takes comfort from the seasons and a special tree as her town goes through hard times.

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AnnReviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024

Rhythm is about one girl's journey of ups and downs through the seasons. The illustrations, words, and story were beautiful throughout this book. There are good talking points for readers of all ages.

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Lauryn YoungReviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024

Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to review this book. These opinions are my own. What a beautiful story of determination and strength in hard times. Hope it’s such an important thing to everyone, but I think most importantly, to children who need it. I loved the colorful illustrations and the message of this book.

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Pope MelReviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024

The rhythm of the seasons, and the changes they bring to one particular tree provide comfort and stability to a little girl growing up in an economically distressed town. This sweet tale about finding joy in simple routines is made even lovelier by Taia Morley's beautiful illustrations. Thanks to NetGalley and Magination Press for sharing.

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Panda IncognitoReviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

The illustrations are beautiful, showing how a tree and a young girl experience changes throughout the seasons of a year. The text is simple and straightforward, describing the girl's experiences and the tree's physical changes, but I found the story lacking because it didn't delve into the girl's life situation enough. It's clear that her family and community are struggling economically, but there's no context for this, and the resolution is vague. I think that if the author wanted to introduce these big issues, then she needed to engage with them more to help a child understand what's happening, why things were so hard, and how they started getting better.