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A New Kind of Wild
This sweet author-illustrator debut celebrates imagination, the magic of friendship, and all the different ways we make a new place feel like home.
For Ren, home is his grandmother’s little house, and the lush forest that surrounds it. Home is a place of magic and wonder, filled with all the fantastical friends that Ren dreams up. Home is where his imagination can run wild.
For Ava, home is a brick and cement city, where there’s always something to do or see or hear. Home is a place bursting with life, where people bustle in and out like a big parade. Home is where Ava is never lonely because there’s always someone to share in her adventures.
When Ren moves to Ava’s city, he feels lost without his wild. How will he ever feel at home in a place with no green and no magic, where everything is exactly what it seems? Of course, not everything in the city is what meets the eye, and as Ren discovers, nothing makes you feel at home quite like a friend.
Inspired by the stories her father told her about moving from Puerto Rico to New York as a child, Zara González Hoang’s author-illustrator debut is an imaginative exploration of the true meaning of “home.”
For Ren, home is his grandmother’s little house, and the lush forest that surrounds it. Home is a place of magic and wonder, filled with all the fantastical friends that Ren dreams up. Home is where his imagination can run wild.
For Ava, home is a brick and cement city, where there’s always something to do or see or hear. Home is a place bursting with life, where people bustle in and out like a big parade. Home is where Ava is never lonely because there’s always someone to share in her adventures.
When Ren moves to Ava’s city, he feels lost without his wild. How will he ever feel at home in a place with no green and no magic, where everything is exactly what it seems? Of course, not everything in the city is what meets the eye, and as Ren discovers, nothing makes you feel at home quite like a friend.
Inspired by the stories her father told her about moving from Puerto Rico to New York as a child, Zara González Hoang’s author-illustrator debut is an imaginative exploration of the true meaning of “home.”
32 pages, Hardcover
Published April 21, 2020
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February 6, 2021
This book made me kind of sad. I guess it's supposed to be about friendship and seeing the beauty in your surroundings wherever you happen to be, but I just felt sorry for poor Ren, uprooted from paradise and plunked in the middle of a city with all of its sensory onslaughts. It's nice that he had Ava to show him that the city had its own beauty, but how would that help a reader who's longing for home and hasn't made any friends?
So... I basically spent a lot of this book being mad at Ren's mom.
That said, the story is okay and the illustrations are colourful and engaging. I might have enjoyed the story more if I actually believed that going from a simple wilderness life to a polluted city one was a good thing.
So... I basically spent a lot of this book being mad at Ren's mom.
That said, the story is okay and the illustrations are colourful and engaging. I might have enjoyed the story more if I actually believed that going from a simple wilderness life to a polluted city one was a good thing.
February 22, 2021
Ren loves his life on the edge of the wild. He is entertained by his imagination and loves his privacy and freedom to become whomever he wants to be. So when he moves to the big city, he’s lost and terribly homesick. His new friend Ava must show him the magic — the “new kind of wild” he can experience in even when he’s surrounded by brick and cement. The artwork was created with watercolor, colored pencils, and a bit of Photoshop magic.
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December 31, 2020
Loved it! Too cute!
July 30, 2019
A New Kind of Wild
is a love letter to Puerto Rico and its diaspora in New York City through the eyes of a little boy named Ren. Every inch of each page is filled to the brim with beautiful art done in watercolors and colored pencils; from coquíes to unicorns, the real meshes with the imaginary in the way it does in the mind of a kid full of love for their home. Zara brings in details from the island to life, such as the flor de maga, and details from the city, such as a rat eating a cookie; I kept going back and forth through the book because I wanted to absorb every detail. It's a book full of contrasts, all while teaching us that it's up to you to make a home out of a strange place. It didn't need large blocks of text to explain what's happening, but the way Zara writes about the wilderness as an imaginary concept, all while paying respect to her own heritage... it was immensely touching. I hope you fall in love with Ren and Ava as fast as I did.
Thank you to Edelweiss and Dial Books for the review copy!
Thank you to Edelweiss and Dial Books for the review copy!
May 13, 2020
This picture book is not only colorful and gorgeous to look at, but deep in its words and story, too. The author explores what home means and how that may look different to each of us. 🌈🍃
November 13, 2019
When Ren has to leave his home on the edge of the magical wild in Puerto Rico, he is overwhelmed in the new big city and dislikes everything about it. It's too loud, too crowded, and definitely not magical. But his new neighbor Ava is determined to show him what she loves about the big city where she has grown up. Through her eyes, Ren learns that different doesn't mean bad, and he learns to love the very different magic found in the big city.
The illustrations are the best part of this book. So beautiful and whimsical! The story is very sweet and touching. I love the cultural and sensory details of life in Puerto Rico and New York and the cross-cultural friendship between Ava and Ren. Some of the language might be a little complicated for young readers (long sentences, some with complex structure), but this would be a great read-aloud book, and advanced readers will have no problem.
This author/illustrator is wonderfully talented and I look forward to more books to come.
The illustrations are the best part of this book. So beautiful and whimsical! The story is very sweet and touching. I love the cultural and sensory details of life in Puerto Rico and New York and the cross-cultural friendship between Ava and Ren. Some of the language might be a little complicated for young readers (long sentences, some with complex structure), but this would be a great read-aloud book, and advanced readers will have no problem.
This author/illustrator is wonderfully talented and I look forward to more books to come.
January 30, 2021
A colorfully illustrated and well-paced story about two kids with vastly different backgrounds and big imaginations who discover just how much they have in common. Kudos for the depiction of thriving multicultural rural and urban environments.
February 12, 2023
Beautiful, representative, diverse and authentic story of a little boy who is uprooted from his beautiful home in a natural environment and moves to a jarring and noisy city. He meets a friend who teaches him how to appreciate the environment that he has now and to see the beauty and the potential in the city.
August 14, 2020
3.5 stars*
April 17, 2022
A lively and vibrant book about the power of imagination, leaving our comfort zones, learning to see new things in a different way, and finding beauty in the most unexpected places.
May 30, 2022
"She showed him a whole new world."
November 29, 2020
This is a cute story about a boy from the countryside moving the city and not being sure how to find its beauty, but learning how to from a new friend. It's definitely sweet, although not exactly my style of art.
July 8, 2020
A New Kind of Wild by Zara Gonzalez Hoang. PICTURE BOOK. Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House), 2020. $18. 9780525553892
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Ren is new to the city and not only that, but the place he moved from was a magical forest. He is having a hard time adjusting until Ava, his new neighbor show him how to appreciate the city by taking him to the roof of their building so everything isn’t so loud.
I never really sunk into this story. I was taken aback by the magical creatures in the forest, when the rest of the book is so realistic. I also expected some sort of LGBTQ theme since there is a rainbow pattern on the front, but that wasn’t the case.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Ren is new to the city and not only that, but the place he moved from was a magical forest. He is having a hard time adjusting until Ava, his new neighbor show him how to appreciate the city by taking him to the roof of their building so everything isn’t so loud.
I never really sunk into this story. I was taken aback by the magical creatures in the forest, when the rest of the book is so realistic. I also expected some sort of LGBTQ theme since there is a rainbow pattern on the front, but that wasn’t the case.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
July 10, 2020
Ren lived “on the edge of el Yunque,” a tropical rainforest in Puerto Rico. It’s a truly magical place full of dirt and rocks and dragons and unicorns and faerie and coquis. And just when you think: wow, what an ideal childhood home, you turn the page. He’s moving away.
Ren and his mother move to “a brick and cement city,” that was “too loud and too fast. It made Ren’s head fill up with everything and nothing.” He’s lonely without his wild, and homesick. Fortunately, there is the girl upstairs, Ava, who “loved her building and she loved her city.” And we look over her shoulder at the street and see “an endless parade.” It’s colorful and interesting. But missing something. Still, she wants to share it.
The sequence where Ava introduces Ren around is delightful. Ava is highlighting some pretty spectacular aspects of city living, but the effect is troubled by Ren’s panicked expression. He isn’t enchanted, he can’t see what Ava is trying to show him. And the crowded (6 panel), quickened-pace of the double-spread sequence delivers an empathetic response for Ren’s situation. There is a lot to take in. It is different from our relatively gentle (4 panel) experience of his introduction of his wild.
Notice how, after an understandable break, Ren’s decision to keep trying to understand Ava’s wild is self-generated. Both children’s respective mother's are present, but peripheral. The children find a way to mediate their own misunderstandings and feelings. At Ava’s invitation, Ren tells her about his wild and “finally Ava understood what was missing.” And so, too, will we realize what was missing from the earlier scene from over Ava’s shoulder.
Notice the composition of the ‘panels’ on the next double spread. It hosts the same number of vignettes as Ava's earlier tour, but is spaced differently. The content of each scene and Ren’s engagement are other crucial differences. The experience overall is friendly, less anxious or frenetic. The new consideration of the city from the rooftop truly is enchanting, truly wild in a way a city would be wild, “And this time he could see it.”
Notice now what was missing from Ren's wild...someone like Ava. The move brought not only a new kind of wild to Ren, but it also brought a new and kind friend.
A New Kind of Wild is a good kind of moving homes book, patient and understanding of the need to meet people where they are. It’s colorful and imaginative, inviting readers/listeners to look for the wildness of places.
Noted: I love that Ren plays with unicorns and feasts with faeries. Ava has a band-aid on her knee. I love urban settings, so it’s always great to see positive neighborhood-like portrayals. A New Kind of Wild has the added benefit of being set in Puerto Rico; through Ren and Ava, many of us will get to see a new kind of wild through this book. It serves as a good reminder, too, that Puerto Ricans and Spanish speakers can have different skin tones and hair. A New Kind of Wild is an easy recommendation.
Ren and his mother move to “a brick and cement city,” that was “too loud and too fast. It made Ren’s head fill up with everything and nothing.” He’s lonely without his wild, and homesick. Fortunately, there is the girl upstairs, Ava, who “loved her building and she loved her city.” And we look over her shoulder at the street and see “an endless parade.” It’s colorful and interesting. But missing something. Still, she wants to share it.
The sequence where Ava introduces Ren around is delightful. Ava is highlighting some pretty spectacular aspects of city living, but the effect is troubled by Ren’s panicked expression. He isn’t enchanted, he can’t see what Ava is trying to show him. And the crowded (6 panel), quickened-pace of the double-spread sequence delivers an empathetic response for Ren’s situation. There is a lot to take in. It is different from our relatively gentle (4 panel) experience of his introduction of his wild.
Notice how, after an understandable break, Ren’s decision to keep trying to understand Ava’s wild is self-generated. Both children’s respective mother's are present, but peripheral. The children find a way to mediate their own misunderstandings and feelings. At Ava’s invitation, Ren tells her about his wild and “finally Ava understood what was missing.” And so, too, will we realize what was missing from the earlier scene from over Ava’s shoulder.
Notice the composition of the ‘panels’ on the next double spread. It hosts the same number of vignettes as Ava's earlier tour, but is spaced differently. The content of each scene and Ren’s engagement are other crucial differences. The experience overall is friendly, less anxious or frenetic. The new consideration of the city from the rooftop truly is enchanting, truly wild in a way a city would be wild, “And this time he could see it.”
Notice now what was missing from Ren's wild...someone like Ava. The move brought not only a new kind of wild to Ren, but it also brought a new and kind friend.
A New Kind of Wild is a good kind of moving homes book, patient and understanding of the need to meet people where they are. It’s colorful and imaginative, inviting readers/listeners to look for the wildness of places.
Noted: I love that Ren plays with unicorns and feasts with faeries. Ava has a band-aid on her knee. I love urban settings, so it’s always great to see positive neighborhood-like portrayals. A New Kind of Wild has the added benefit of being set in Puerto Rico; through Ren and Ava, many of us will get to see a new kind of wild through this book. It serves as a good reminder, too, that Puerto Ricans and Spanish speakers can have different skin tones and hair. A New Kind of Wild is an easy recommendation.
August 23, 2019
A New Kind of Wild by Zara Gonzalez Hoang, author/illustrator
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020 ARC ISBN 978 0 525 55389 2
When little Ren leaves his house by the rainforest, a place of magical adventures and grandma’s love, his wild green world is replaced by the brick and drab grey cement of the big city.
Ren feels uprooted and lonely until he meets his neighbor, Ava who persuades him that change can be good. Ava takes him around the city and shows him that even in the city there is always something to see and do.
Through her eyes, Ren begins to see the new colors of people, stores, sidewalks and streets. The jarring sounds of the city become a new kind of music and Ren learns to hear the rhythms and wild songs of the city.
Although homesick for the green of the rainforest, the trees, rocks and soil, Ren discovers the magic of friendship and sharing. He finds that leaving what you love for someplace different can also be a wonderful new adventure.
A New Kind of Wild introduces readers to the beauty of El Yunque, Puerto Rico’s rainforest. Both magical and realistic, the illustrations capture the imagination and preserve a way of life. The red, green, yellow, and light blue colors follow Ren’s feelings about his island home, the warmth of friendship, and the excitement and wonder of new beginnings.
Warm, tender, and hopeful, children will love A New Kind of Wild.
So will the child in all of us!
Veronica Jorge
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020 ARC ISBN 978 0 525 55389 2
When little Ren leaves his house by the rainforest, a place of magical adventures and grandma’s love, his wild green world is replaced by the brick and drab grey cement of the big city.
Ren feels uprooted and lonely until he meets his neighbor, Ava who persuades him that change can be good. Ava takes him around the city and shows him that even in the city there is always something to see and do.
Through her eyes, Ren begins to see the new colors of people, stores, sidewalks and streets. The jarring sounds of the city become a new kind of music and Ren learns to hear the rhythms and wild songs of the city.
Although homesick for the green of the rainforest, the trees, rocks and soil, Ren discovers the magic of friendship and sharing. He finds that leaving what you love for someplace different can also be a wonderful new adventure.
A New Kind of Wild introduces readers to the beauty of El Yunque, Puerto Rico’s rainforest. Both magical and realistic, the illustrations capture the imagination and preserve a way of life. The red, green, yellow, and light blue colors follow Ren’s feelings about his island home, the warmth of friendship, and the excitement and wonder of new beginnings.
Warm, tender, and hopeful, children will love A New Kind of Wild.
So will the child in all of us!
Veronica Jorge
July 15, 2020
Refreshing to have a country vs. city story where the child from the rural/nature area comes to love the city rather than the other way around. There are heaps of stories about how the country is superior to the city, positioning the country as a place where children belong and the city as unsuitable to children. I think that narrative is rooted in a lot of problematic ideas, and there is a sort of country supremacy that is wrapped up in racial homogeneity and an imagined "simpler" past. This book doesn't tackle any of that, but I'm relieved at its existence nonetheless. It also doesn't denigrate the country or highlight what it was lacking in order to make the city seem appealing, so there is no versus, only likeness. I much prefer this approach. A fantastic book for any newcomer (whether they are an immigrant or just a kid moving from a more natural surrounding to paved one) feeling homesickness and culture shock, and a great book for any child living in a city or suburb. City kids will see themselves in Ava, helping newcomers, and it may spark their imagination about their city.
Highly recommended for ages 4-7.
Highly recommended for ages 4-7.
January 5, 2023
📖 A gentle stream, green foliage to explore, animals to play with, Ren lived in the most beautiful place. He loved the endless possibilities, the quiet calm where he can hear his thoughts, his imagination would go wild.
📖 Until one day he moved. Ren now finds himself in uncharted territory, a concrete jungle as they call it. Only it has no resemblance of a jungle at all. The noises and fast pace is just too much for Ren to handle and he misses his home. His new neighbor Ava senses his sadness and tries to show Ren all of the magic that this busy city holds. Will Ren be able to see the wild beauty that Ava sees?
📖 A sweet tale about change, a new home, and seeing that new doesn’t always have to equal worse. We loved the storyline and it paired beautifully with the vibrant illustrations. My kids and I loved the use of the rainbows throughout to show the wild side.
📖 Until one day he moved. Ren now finds himself in uncharted territory, a concrete jungle as they call it. Only it has no resemblance of a jungle at all. The noises and fast pace is just too much for Ren to handle and he misses his home. His new neighbor Ava senses his sadness and tries to show Ren all of the magic that this busy city holds. Will Ren be able to see the wild beauty that Ava sees?
📖 A sweet tale about change, a new home, and seeing that new doesn’t always have to equal worse. We loved the storyline and it paired beautifully with the vibrant illustrations. My kids and I loved the use of the rainbows throughout to show the wild side.
October 23, 2024
A sweet book about a child moving from the jungle by his grandmother's house, where he could run and play and imagine, to a city where the noise and harsh materials were painful reminders of what he lost
Another child, one who loves the city, tries to show him around, but nothing seems to work and he is still lonely
As an adult who made a similar (albeit less severe) shift from rural to urban, I could relate a lot to this story. I also liked how it wasn't simply fixed by a single effort, but that it took time and trying new things to find elements that connected with him. It also highlights the importance of community, especially when moving to new places
Overall, lovely artwork that flows well with the story and a sweet and simple story about a change many people go through, both old and young
Another child, one who loves the city, tries to show him around, but nothing seems to work and he is still lonely
As an adult who made a similar (albeit less severe) shift from rural to urban, I could relate a lot to this story. I also liked how it wasn't simply fixed by a single effort, but that it took time and trying new things to find elements that connected with him. It also highlights the importance of community, especially when moving to new places
Overall, lovely artwork that flows well with the story and a sweet and simple story about a change many people go through, both old and young
March 28, 2021
When a Puerto Rican boy, Ren, moves from a town near el Yunque (a rainforest) to the city and misses its wild side, little Ava will try to help him see that the city can be wild and exciting.
This picture book has colorful and detailed illustrations that add to the setting and experience of the story. It provides a new point of view on the theme of immigration. Its characters are not only capable of recognizing and expression feelings, but, also, of reaching out to others to offer and receive friendship. I admire these strong, sensitive characters.
Gonzalez Hoang has written a book that can help kids see change with optimism and begin learning about the benefit of having perspective in life.
This picture book has colorful and detailed illustrations that add to the setting and experience of the story. It provides a new point of view on the theme of immigration. Its characters are not only capable of recognizing and expression feelings, but, also, of reaching out to others to offer and receive friendship. I admire these strong, sensitive characters.
Gonzalez Hoang has written a book that can help kids see change with optimism and begin learning about the benefit of having perspective in life.
November 11, 2023
Children grow up in very different places, and in different homes. Each one is fascinating. In this book we learn about two strongly contrasting homes, both evocatively described by author and illustrator by Zara Gonzalez Hoang.
First, readers learn about Ren's childhood, living in his grandmother's wooden house, surrounded by a rainforest.
Second, we meet Ava. She lives upstairs in an apartment building, in a city. After Ren also moves to the city, they become friends. Eventually they become friends, and Ava helps him learn to enjoy city life.
FIVE STARS for a pitch perfect picture book, with better character development than most picture books. Even better, this book is beautifully on the wavelength of young children.
First, readers learn about Ren's childhood, living in his grandmother's wooden house, surrounded by a rainforest.
Second, we meet Ava. She lives upstairs in an apartment building, in a city. After Ren also moves to the city, they become friends. Eventually they become friends, and Ava helps him learn to enjoy city life.
FIVE STARS for a pitch perfect picture book, with better character development than most picture books. Even better, this book is beautifully on the wavelength of young children.
February 27, 2020
A new Kind of Wild is a book that will fill your imagination and take you on a beautiful trip.
First Ren and his wild place filled with unicorns and fairies.
Then he moves to a big city and meets Ava. A girl who is happy to go through all the colors and sounds of the big city.
Such a beautiful story filled with lyrical language and amazing illustration.
Wow. So colorful and bright, so vivid and real, so wild.
I strongly recommend this book to show all of us how perspective can change everything, but how with goodwill and friendship we can make everybody's world better.
Congrats Zara for this beautiful story.
Ana Siqueira
First Ren and his wild place filled with unicorns and fairies.
Then he moves to a big city and meets Ava. A girl who is happy to go through all the colors and sounds of the big city.
Such a beautiful story filled with lyrical language and amazing illustration.
Wow. So colorful and bright, so vivid and real, so wild.
I strongly recommend this book to show all of us how perspective can change everything, but how with goodwill and friendship we can make everybody's world better.
Congrats Zara for this beautiful story.
Ana Siqueira
August 23, 2020
When you’re used to things a certain way and happy just like that, change can be difficult. When Ren moves from
Puerto Rico to a big city in the continental US, Ada takes him under her wing to show his how wonderful the city is. But what she loves isn’t what he loves, and he can’t find the magic she sees in it all. I loved so much about this book! That it starts in beautiful Puerto Rico, right by the el Yunque rainforest! That there is friendship, misunderstandings, apologies, and reconciliation! Imagination! And the illustrations convey so much color and expression too! I just loved this book!
Puerto Rico to a big city in the continental US, Ada takes him under her wing to show his how wonderful the city is. But what she loves isn’t what he loves, and he can’t find the magic she sees in it all. I loved so much about this book! That it starts in beautiful Puerto Rico, right by the el Yunque rainforest! That there is friendship, misunderstandings, apologies, and reconciliation! Imagination! And the illustrations convey so much color and expression too! I just loved this book!
September 4, 2020
What is wild? Where does your heart lead you? Where is Home? Ren knew the answers to all of those questions before he was moved to the city. All the color and magic and wild leaves his life. Everything becomes grey. Ava has only known her apartment home in the city, with all of its movement and magic and life; can he convince Ren that this is Home and that there is wildness and wonder to be found?
The illustrations are beautiful and convey the moods so aptly. Moving is rough and changes everything, literally. I loved that Ava was there for Ren and was so understanding.
The illustrations are beautiful and convey the moods so aptly. Moving is rough and changes everything, literally. I loved that Ava was there for Ren and was so understanding.
October 5, 2022
Moving to a new location is hard and homesickness is a real problem. Gonzalez Hoang captures this in a tender story about a young boy who leaves a quiet country location to move to a hectic city. He feels overwhelmed and lonely. The young girl who lives nearby tries to show him the joy of the city but he only sees the blah side. Then, she listens to him talk about his old home and realizes how to show him the beauty of their current home.
Tender and sweet story of figuring out friendship and new places.
Tender and sweet story of figuring out friendship and new places.
August 16, 2019
Ren is used to the wildness around his foresty home, full of mystical creatures big and small to run and play with. When he has to move to the city, he feels so lonely and out of place. When he meets Ava, she tries to show him the life of the city, but it's still just not the same. A New Kind of Wild is a moving-away tale that admits you don't need to forget about your old home, while still discovering the excitement and adventures in new places.
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June 22, 2020Ren loves the jungle near his home, a place where his imagination can run wild, but when he moves to the city, he feels homesick and lonely. The city is gray and loud and Ren can't find any of his magic there. Luckily, a new friend helps to show him how they can find magic in the city just like in the country. This is a good choice for anyone moving to a new home and struggling to find what's special about it or a good choice for units on rural vs. city.
June 30, 2020
Ren, depicted with tan skin and straight brown hair, loves his home on the edge of el Yunque, and misses it desperately when he has to move to a big, un-magical city. But then he meets Ava, depicted with brown skin and tightly curly black hair, who shows him how magical the city can be and becomes his friend in the process. A very sweet story of finding magic in new places.
Themes: Moving, New home, City, Friendship, Magic
Age range: 3-6
Themes: Moving, New home, City, Friendship, Magic
Age range: 3-6
December 10, 2020
All about moving to a very different place: from a lush wilderness to a cement city full of people. How can you find the magic of the new place if you miss the old place so much? I liked that the new friend who loves the new place can't just show the new kid her favorite places around, but needs to listen to what he misses about his old place. Some books show the perils of a refugee's journey, this is a great way to introduce refugees (or even just moving), from both new and old perspectives.
September 20, 2021
More of a 3.5, but I rounded up, because I liked the portrayal of homesickness and the cure of a friend who can introduce a new environment.
Ren is use to the wild magic of the rainforest, when his mother moves them to the city. Ren is overwhelmed with homesickness and can't see the magic beauty of the city even when Ava tries to show it to him. When Ren explains how different the city is and Ava asks him what his old home was like, she discovers how to share the city with her new friend.
Ren is use to the wild magic of the rainforest, when his mother moves them to the city. Ren is overwhelmed with homesickness and can't see the magic beauty of the city even when Ava tries to show it to him. When Ren explains how different the city is and Ava asks him what his old home was like, she discovers how to share the city with her new friend.
March 26, 2020
Every page is FULL of beautiful watercolor art that compliments the lyrical words and reflects the mind of a child. Both magical and realistic, the illustrations capture the imagination and preserve a way of life. A New Kind of Wild is a beautiful book with illustrations that jump off the page any child will love.
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