Review: Hope and Fortune by Marissa Bañez | Children’s Book for all ages! | Self-Esteem
65-Year-Old Filipina-American Marissa Bañez Writes a Modern-Day
Fairy Tale With Multicultural, Multigenerational, and Multigender Fairies!
Book Details
Hope and Fortune by Marissa Bañez
Published by Black Rose Writing on 02/02/2023
Genres: Fiction, Children's, Self-Esteem
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Hardcover
Pages: 46
A child who loses her way seeks help from 12 multi-cultural and multi-generational fairies, who give her practical life advice to get on the right track.
Trying to possess its beauty, Esperanza chases after a butterfly, which inevitably leaves her behind, lost and scared. Then, she meets 12 Fortune Fairies.
Among them is the Fortune Fairy of Beauty, who talks about the beautiful butterfly that flew away and comforts Esperanza by saying: "Beauty is not what you see with your eyes but with your heart." The other Fortune Fairies likewise give Esperanza words to live by to discover her true path.
Hope and Fortune is a children's book with positive and frank messages about empowerment and self-discovery, designed to stay with a child well beyond childhood.
Through her non-traditional Fortune Fairies, Marissa Bañez uses unvarnished words and vivid images to convey inspirational, aspirational, and optimistic perspectives on meeting some of life's challenges. Hope and Fortune is an invaluable toolbox containing tools to help children cope in their personal life journeys.
It is a MUST BUY not only for children but for everyone who has ever felt lost.
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Purchase Links for Hope and Fortune
Click here for –> Amazon – OneLink for all countries.
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My thoughts on Hope and Fortune
“Hope and Fortune” by Marissa Bañez introduces children to self-esteem in an entirely age-appropriate way.
The text and font are easy to read, and the rhyming of the words will certainly help make reading a bit easier for young ones.
That said, I don’t think this book is only for children. Many adults will learn a lesson or two as well.
The twelve fairies Esperanza meets in the Fabled Fairy Forest portray a cultural and generational mix that includes everyone. I think each reader can relate to at least one fairy.
The fairies cover so many important aspects of self-esteem.
Hope
Innocence and Wonder
Truth and Virtue
Generosity and Kindness
Strength and Courage
Respect and Dignity
Confidence
Imagination
Happiness
Beauty, inside and out
Wisdom and Intelligence
Love and Friendship
Aside from the caring, well-presented storyline, this book is beautifully illustrated. Every page allows the readers to search for different things in the forest and opens many discussions between young readers and caregivers.
This children’s book should be on every library shelf, including homes, daycares, schools, and churches.
I received a digital copy of the book from the author or publisher to review. I also read a copy through Kindle Unlimited. This is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Marissa Bañez
A first-generation immigrant from the Philippines, Marissa Bañez is a Princeton University graduate and a lawyer licensed in New York, California, and New Jersey.
She is working on her next book, Hues and Harmony (How the Singing
Butterfly Got Her Colors), which deals with mixed-race children.
As Marissa enters her 65th year in life, she calls herself the “Glam-ma Moses of Children’s Illustrated Books.” She lives in New York City.
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Purchase Hope and Fortune online from a local Bookshop!
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