Avocado Asks: What Am I? by Momoko Abe
ISBN: 1408358220
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Everything is going well for Avocado in the grocery store until one day, a dark skinned young customer asks her mom if an avocado is a fruit or a vegetable. When the mother doesn’t directly answer the question, Avocado’s life is thrown upside down. Avocado checks all the different areas of the store but can’t seem to fit in anywhere. That’s when an unexpected, and often misunderstood friend helps Avocado realize it doesn’t matter how other people see them, as long as Avocado knows they’re amazing, that’s all that matters.

This is a wonderful book. The message of loving yourself is a good one, and the story is easy to follow and fun. The digitally rendered illustrations are colorful and add emotion and humor to the story. This makes a great read-aloud. Recommended for readers 3 and up.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME