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It lost originality points, but makes up for it with important representation points

Pride by Eric Huang and Amy Phelps

February 5, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have several places where I can review a book. One of them has a list of points the book could hit. One of those is Originality. And here is where Pride by Eric Huang and illustrated by Amy Phelps loses points. No, this book is not original. We have other books out there on the subject of pride, on the subject of celebrations, and expression of family. Therefore, why purchase/read this book? Well, if nothing else, the illustrations are really fun. But the way […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Amy Phelps, celebrations, Eric Huang, Eric Huang and Amy Phelps, family, LGBTQ, Pride

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:71 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Amy Phelps, celebrations, Eric Huang, Eric Huang and Amy Phelps, family, LGBTQ, Pride ·
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