Mila celebrates Women’s History Month with She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger (Philomel Books, Penguin Kids). Check out her review here.

Mila celebrates Black History Month with Charlie Takes His Shot and Beautiful Shades of Brown! Check out her reviews here.

Once again, Mila finds the perfect outfit and setting to review her book! Check out her review of The Queen and the First Christmas Tree, Queen Charlotte’s Gift to England on fyi50plus here. The Queen and the First Christmas Tree, a true story and A Mighty Girl book, by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Luisa Uribe (Albert Whitman & Company)

Thrilled to see Mila, our intrepid 5-year-old critic for fyi50plus, review IRVING BERLIN, THE IMMIGRANT BOY WHO MADE AMERICA SING, right in time for Hanukkah 2020! Check out her review here.

Check out Mila’s review of Hanukkah Bear here.

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Mila Vincent, 5, reviews books for #MilaBooksIt for fyi50plus and our #MilaBooksIt column here. Here’s her first review, right in time for Thanksgiving. And yes, that is a turkey dress she is wearing to get in the spirit.

Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving

Authors: Peter and Connie Roop

Illustrator: Gwen Connelly
Publisher: Millbrook Press, Lerner Books

Mila: I'm just learning to read so my grandma read most of the book, but we both laughed so much! There are riddles and fun facts about Thanksgiving all through the book. Did you know that 102 people were on the Mayflower boat with 20 sailors? It was so crowded! And a baby was born on the trip to America. His parents named him Oceanus! I thought that was funny.The Indians were very nice to the Pilgrims and taught them how to grow corn and trap rabbits. The Pilgrims invited them to their first Thanksgiving. They were thankful for all the things the Indians taught them.My favorite riddle in the book:

"What's the best way to eat turkey on Thanksgiving?"

Answer: Gobble it!!

You'll have to read the book to find out more riddles and fun facts about this holiday!

Check out Mila’s reviews of books about our President and Vice President Elect, Joey, The Story of Joe Biden by Dr. Jill Biden and Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Amy June Bates Simon & Schuster, Paula Wiseman Books) and Kamala Harris, Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Laura Freeman (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) #kidlit

You can read her reviews of the Joey and Kamala Harris books here.

Check out Mila’s review of L’il Rabbit’s Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington, illustrated by Shane W. Evans (Katherine Tegan Books, HarperCollins) here.