The Candy Dish by Kobi Yamada Illustrated by Adelina Lirius

Today I have yet another Kobi Yamada book. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you know how much I love his What Do You Do With.. series (if not go back and have a look) This book has a little different feel to it. While most of his books are more mono chromatic with just little hints of color, Adelina Lirius brings a rich, full pallet to The Candy Dish. It also as a bit more words and, I think, is geared towards a little older child. I bought this book for my Niece. She’s in a kind of awkward book gap. She loves books and she starting to read pretty well, but the books for her reading level, lets face it, most of them are pretty bad. She still loves picture books, but she doesn’t want to feel like a baby she wants to read something a little more sophisticated. I’ve been really putting some effort into trying to find books to fill this age gap. The Candy Dish is perfect. The story has depth and beautify. It illuminates a life lesson that will serve a child well their whole life in an easily digestible way. The language is easy enough for a 7 year old to read but sophisticated enough that it still provides a beautiful literary experience. I need to find more books like the Candy Dish both for my Niece and the Little Skipper, who is also 7. As soon as I do I’ll tell you about them here. If you know of such a book. Why don’t you tell us about it in the comments.