What a fun book! As an audiobook listener, I do wish I got to enjoy the illustrations connected to the story. The author though, gives fun descriptions that are easy to visualize.
I appreciate how halfway through the book the author talks about Pride and how it started as a protest. Parents should read this book with their children. The children will most likely have questions about the protest, and the hate the queer community faced and are facing. ‘Twas The Night Before Pride is a great conversation starter between parents and their kids about why Pride matters.

🌈🎧‘Twas The Night Before Pride writen by Joanna McClintick and illustrated by Juana Medina ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏳️‍🌈

Thank you @netgalley and @dreamscape_media for my #gifted audiobook copy of #TwasTheNightBeforePride

🌙𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑏: “Pride’s . . . a day that means “Together, we are strong!”

This joyful picture-book homage to a day of community and inclusion—and to the joys of anticipation—is also a comprehensive history. With bright, buoyant illustrations and lyrical, age-appropriate rhyme modeled on “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” it tackles difficult content such as the Stonewall Riots and the AIDS marches. On the night before Pride, families everywhere are preparing to partake. As one family packs snacks and makes signs, an older sibling shares the importance of the march with the newest member of the family. Reflecting on the day, the siblings agree that the best thing about Pride is getting to be yourself. Debut author Joanna McClintick and Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Juana Medina create a new classic that pays homage to the beauty of families of all compositions—and of all-inclusive love.”

🌙𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤: Lovely book that enhance the fight and celebration of the people that are in constant battle to protect their rights as human being. ‘Twas The Night Before Pride is enlightening, joyful, with energetic background music bringing the narration by Vikas Adam to life.

🌙𝑃𝑢𝑏 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒: May 3rd 2022

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Audiobook Review:
Overall – 5
Performance – 5
Story – 5

Cute story.

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. I saw where one reviewer thought the book should have been narrated by a kid. I disagree. Since this was a pride story using the cadence of “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” I thought it was totally appropriate that an adult be telling this story to children.

In such a short narrative it wasn’t possible to detail everything involving the LGBTQ+ community but I thought this was a good start and simple for children to understand.

A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

It was pretty cute, and great intro for children for pride.

There were some forced rhymes and it wasn't as inclusive as I was hoping for.

For a 6 minute audiobook, the music in the background was so extra and unnecessary. The narrator is also not a child? Which seemed a bit weird.

Overall a great intro to pride for kids, but if you're well versed in the community this might be a miss.

Amen to this! I love this book SO much! A lil history, a lit of celebration, the vibe is ALL joyous and important and this book is so necessary and beautiful!

Adorable!
Whenever I see an LGBTQA+ children's book, I swear I get almost weepy because it means the world to me and my hopes for everyone to feel safe finding themselves as they grow.

I received a copy of the audiobook from Dreamscape Media and NetGalley. The story is short and sweet, just like the holiday inspiration. What a great idea. I look forward to seeing the print book and the color illustrations.

T’was The Night Before Pride is a children’s book about a family getting ready to go to the pride parade. I thought this book was so cute and really enjoyed Mr. Adams narration. As a person who grew up in the 70s with two Aunts Who were “roommates“ and now as the mother of a lesbian daughter. I think this book is perfect for teaching young readers and listeners that love is natural, no matter who you love. I highly recommend this book and think it should be in schools as a teaching tool. Teaching children early to love everyone is more helpful to the world and anything that goes to that effort is a good thing. I think Joanne McClintock had a great idea in writing this book and hopefully she has a written more or will in the future. I was given this book by net Gally and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Please forgive any grammatical or punctuational errors I am blind and dictate my review, but all opinions are my own.#DreamscapeMedia, #NetGalley, #Pride

Vikas Adam and Dreamscape Media did an incredible job on this narration. Vikas Adam's voice was so gentle and kind, it made listening to the story so easy. I loved the instrumental in the background; it made the audiobook so great. The way the music perfectly matched Vikas's voice and the story as it changed to fit the tone was perfect. I got goosebumps during this audiobook.

The book itself is also amazing. I absolutely love the story; it was so well written. It talks about important details while keeping it simple enough for a children's book. The rhyme was great. Some of the most important people in my life are part of the LGBTQ+ community, so this story really touched me. I will definitely be buying the book when it is released next month.

Twas the Night Before Pride by Joanna McClintick is a children’s book to be published on May 10, 2022. I received an advanced audiobook copy from Dreamscape Media and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

If you’re like me, you’re dumbfounded that no one has thought to write this book before. I mean, a children’s book about Pride? Brava Ms. McClintick, for jumping on that idea.

Twas the Night Before Pride has good and bad things about it.

What I liked:

History. In a very succinct and age-appropriate way, McClintick explains the history of how Pride began as an equal rights movement that began at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. And she does it in rhyme! This is something I would never have thought was possible.
Drag queens. If there had been no mention of drag queens in a book about Pride, I would have given this zero stars. They’re not front-and-centre, but they do arrive early (which, if you know drag queens, is almost unheard of).
Representation. Aside from drag queens, McClintick gives air time to families with two moms, bikers, and the numerous genders. That said…

Here’s what I didn’t like:
Lack of representation. No two dad families, no poly relationships, no trans folk, no bears, no PFLAG, no bisexuals. While I acknowledge that it must be difficult to include a children’s narrative, a history of Pride, and represent all factions of the LGBTQIA+ rainbow in a children-appropriate manner, I insist that a book about Pride should represent as much diversity as it can. That said, it should be noted that I am reviewing the audiobook, so I’m hopeful that the published copy includes more diverse representation in picture form.
The poetry meter is sometimes flawed. It’s annoying when a line in a poem could be reworded to make the beat count work. The perfectionist in me wants to edit this to fix it, which begs the question, who edited this? Because it wasn’t me. That said, I AM reviewing an advanced copy, so maybe some of those issues are being ironed out as I type this.
The narration of the audiobook. Skip the audio version. Why they didn’t get a kid to do it is beyond me.
Two lines in particular bothered me:“My mom told us all we should go to bed early. She’s that kind of mom who’s more boyish than girly.” If there were words I did not expect to cross during this story, two were definitely “boyish” and “girly.” The second irksom line was “It sometimes happens we’re not given respect; It can take a long time for some to accept.” It’s just too passive for me, as if to say, “Hey, not everyone accepts us, it’s just taking them longer #whatever shrugging-emoji. Um, no queen.

All in all, this is a book that I maintain should have existed years ago. It’s got some minor flaws, but in lesser hands it could have been a hot mess.








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I was drawn to this book by its cover and title. I requested and received the ALC thanks to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The narration by Vikas Adam was delivered with a gentle dream-like quality great for storytelling. Upbeat playful music played in the background changing when the narration reached the historical part of the story. I appreciate the similarity between the cadence of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and this story, especially with the excitement the story brings to events to follow. Though there were a few clunky rhymes and a couple of words that may be beyond a child to comprehend, the story touched on important concepts and more importantly opened the door for further conversation. After listening to the audiobook three times, I searched for the book online. I am excited to see the illustrations by Juana Medina when the book is released on 5/10/22. This story is for anyone who strives to have an open heart. It is also for those who know and support members of the LGBTQ1A community, their families, friends and most importantly, anyone wanting to be their best self.

I received an ALC.
I will look for this book to see the illustrations as well.
Short and sweet with some easy to understand information for children to understand the origins of Pride.

A short but sweet story about kiddos preparing for Pride celebrations with their family. Could certainly have been longer in length and more detailed, but it is mostly fine as is. I listened to the ALC, but based on the cover, the ARC looks to be even better. The narration was still really good. Lively and energetic. Overall, a good read for small children to pre-teens.

(ALC received from NetGalley in exchange for honest review. Thank you!)

I had a really hard time getting into this, which i think was partially due to the narration and partially due to the writing. On one hand, the cadence the narrator took was a bit strange. But on the other hand, when looking at the way the book is written, I'm not sure the narrator would've been able to make the writing sound any better. I wasn't a fan of the rhymes, as they sounded extremely forced at moments; I think the book would've been more impactful without the rhyming necessity. However, I did like that the book taught queer history of stonewall in an accessible way for children!

This children's audio book describes what Pride is, and the importance of standing up for equal rights. It was well done; I only wish I could see the illustrations, but alas, audiobooks and illustrations are by definition not compatible!

My thanks to Dreamscape Publishing for allowing me to listen to an advanced copy of the audiobook which is scheduled to be released on 5/10/22. All opinions stated are my own and are freely given.