The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden

author: Heather Smith
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.18
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2019/09/28
date added: 2019/09/28
shelves: childrens
review:
'The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden' by Heather Smith with illustrations by Rachel Wada is a story adapted from a beautiful and poignant true story.

Makio lives in a village and he likes to stand with Mr. Hirota and watch his father head out to sea. When a tsunami destroys his village, Makio doesn't know how to deal with his grief. Mr. Hirota understands and builds a phone booth in his garden that is not connected to anything. Makio sees other villagers go to the phone booth and "make calls" to those they've lost. Can this help Makio?

The story is touching, but told in a really gentle way for younger readers. The illustations are in a Japanese style and are beautiful. I think this might make a good gift for a child who has lost someone important to them. It may help them through the grieving process.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Orca Book Publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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