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A reassuring picture book about facing your fear of failing and finding the courage to persevere!
Cielo lovesto skateboard! Nothing can stop her when she has a board under her feet. But when she takes a tumble on a new ramp, she's embarrassed and afraid to fall again.
With the help of some new friends, Cielo eventually plucks up the courage to try again (and again, and again) and learns that falling is not failing - true fierceness isn't about landing the perfect trick, it's about picking yourself back up when you don't.
A story with skating, friendship and community at its core The ideal book for helping children to build resilience and try again Bold, expressive illustrations on every pageReviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2--Readers will connect quickly to this story about Cielo, a girl who lives for flying around her town and local skate park on her skateboard. When a new, deep pool opens, Cielo tries to skate through it, only to fall again and again doing all her usual tricks. Frustration overwhelms her, until two new friends encourage her to keep trying despite her tumbles. Smart illustrative choices, such as shadows and empty space for height contrasts, depict how the challenge of the pool's depth looms in Cielo's mind, while jagged shapes along with red and blue color schemes convey her emotions. Her passion for skateboarding proves easy to read through her open expressions and through Katstaller's sequences of full-body forms depicting Cielo in motion. An author's note and brief glossary round out the book. VERDICT With an underserved topic for the sports shelves, this will be welcomed by elementary readers, especially those who are trying out new hobbies and who will need its message of perseverance.--Rachel Mulligan
Publisher's Weekly Review
From ollies to hippie jumps, Cielo lives and breathes skateboarding: "She had a steezy push and a good pop, and sometimes it looked like she was flying." But when an attempt to drop into a deep pool dubbed the Whale results in an unexpectedly intense fall, her shaken confidence sees her casting the sport aside--until two new friends encourage renewed effort. In oil crayon, oil paint, gouache, and colored pencil, Katstaller's art captures the scale of the Whale; looking down from the edge, Cielo casts a nearly page-filling shadow. While the pale gray of concrete predominates, coral and maroon highlight the intensity of Cielo's frustration as she tries again and again until, buoyed by her friends, her tumbles become just part of the learning process. Her bumpy path to skating prowess lends this hip story a moving authenticity. Back matter includes a glossary and an author's note. Ages 4--8. (Aug.)