***Complimentary copy received in exchange for an honest review***
Johari’s Joy Delights Children with a Tale of Friendship at the Zoo
Tallahassee, FL based author Boots Hensel
has written a second enchanting colorful and fun- filled children’s
book, this time about a lonely black rhinoceros who seeks friendship at
the zoo.
Johari the rhinoceros, doesn’t have a friend. He is all alone.
Joy, the pig, is all alone, too.
A zookeeper places them together.
Can this odd couple be friends? Or is living with a stinky pig more than this rhinoceros can handle?
Johari’s Joy
by Boots Hensel
Illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams
List $16.50
ISBN: 978-0-9891822-0-1
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013916491
Published by Kimber Court Press
Editing and Book Design by Jill Ronsley
Cover quote
The
only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it
lives, because there’s a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants.
—David Attenborough
For more information visit www.bootshensel.com.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the books goes to Bowling
for Rhinos, a volunteer group who work toward saving endangered rhinos.
Johari’s
Joy is Boots Hensel’s second picture book in her zoo series. A member
of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the Florida
Writers Association, Tallahassee Writers Association, and Florida
Independent Publishers Association, Ms. Hensel lives in Florida with her
husband and two Labrador retrievers.
Hensel’s first book, The Zoopendous Surprise
is based on real life experiences with her daughter Courtney, who worked
as a zookeeper with two Asian elephants at the Little Rock Zoo in
Little Rock, Arkansas.
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My Thoughts
Johari's Joy is a cute story about life at the zoo. Johari is lonely rhinoceros looking for a friend, but when the zoo keeper pairs him up with a pig, he doesn't believe it can work out. He goes around the zoo, talking to the other animals. They all try to make him feel better by offering their favorite comfort foods, but Johari doesn't like any of them. When he goes back to Joy the pig, he realizes they have more in common than any of the other animals, right down to their curly tails.
My children really enjoyed this picture book. The illustrations grabbed their attention and the storyline was fun, fast paced, and easy to relate to. It's fun following Johari through the zoo and meeting all the different animals and there's a valuable lesson to be learned. Never judge a friend by the way they look. Take the time to get to know them, and you may have more in common then you think. In addition to all this, there are also some interesting real life rhino facts at the back of the book. Definitely a great addition to any family library.
***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a few samples toys to thank me for my time. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way.***
1 comments:
Thank you Laura for your review and that you enjoyed the book. I am relieved to know you understood what I wanted to convey in a fun and non-preachy way.
Also, happy that you thought the facts in the back of the book was a good idea. I had questioned that idea, but glad now that I added it.
Thank you again,
Boots Hensel
Author of Johari's Joy
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