Trini's Big Leap was a cute story about a little girl who is good at everything...except building with blocks. It was a great resource for my son, who gets frustrated when he doesn't think he is good at something, just like Trini. He was able to connect with Trini and take something away. The illustrations were adorable as well.

I loved this sweet tale of Trini, who can outdo anyone in gymnastics but struggles to construct things. She’s a physical whiz but an engineering klutz.

“It’s so much fun being terrific,” she says after flying high in a somersault. “Everything is so easy.”

Then Trini tries to make a castle out of blocks and everything is “too long, too short, too crooked, too wobbly.”

But friend Freddie offers, “Maybe we can do it together.” And he and Juniper and Keisha help her create a thing of beauty, while she helps them master acrobatics the next day. They construct kindness and cooperation as lovely as their castle.

All of us have gifts differing, this wise story says, and with patience and help from others, we can learn to do things outside our comfort zone. The illustrations are darling and a pithy afterward for adults encourages kids to tackle difficult activities as a way to prepare for life’s challenges.

The publisher, Penny Candy Books, was founded by poets Alexis Orgera and Chad Reynolds as a way to “make a difference,” according to Reynolds in a Publishers Weekly’s interview. “Language really matters. Poetry is one of the only vehicles for changing hearts and minds.”

I think TRINI’S BIG LEAP makes a decided difference. Way to go! 5/5

Pub Date 13 Aug 2019.

Thanks to the authors, Penny Candy Books and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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