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My Leafs Sweater
Book by Leonetti, Mike
32 pages, Paperback
First published May 8, 1998
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
August 4, 2013
It's impossible to review this one without any bias. A kid's Christmas wish for a Leafs sweater was something I remember fondly. This book took me back to the Christmas where I got to see a Leafs-Habs game where my hero scored with only seconds left. The composition is average at best, but the heartstrings pull this one through. GO LEAFS!
March 22, 2020
I read this to my cousin recently. He really wanted me to read a book to him and I had this on my shelf. I will say the reason I have this book is because my fiance is a HUGE maple leafs fan and when I saw this book at value village I just had to buy it! I actually enjoyed it! It was so cute and the writing was almost poetic. The reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because of the ending. The book sets it up to be all about the sweater but then that plot kinda changes. But anywho, it is a kids book :P
August 13, 2016
A young boy wants a Maple Leafs sweater for his birthday. When all the stores are sold out he goes to a game with his father and sees Darryl Sittler score six goals and four assists in one game.
The storyline itself is quite cute, however the execution is lacking. The author’s attempt to pair the teams maple leaf logo and name with Canada and hockey itself comes off heavy handed. Making a simple and obvious point into an agenda.
This book is riddled with awkward text and coloured large print words with random uppercase letters thrown into the middle. There are examples of poor grammar and punctuation.
“Next Saturday was my birthday, so the next day I decided to ask my Mom and Dad about my pResent.”
The editing issues aside there is a greater concern the book raises. It implies that hockey is all about winning, which is not a message parents or teachers may want to give children.
“….I remembered what hockey was all about. I scored two goals in the game and our team won.”
The storyline itself is quite cute, however the execution is lacking. The author’s attempt to pair the teams maple leaf logo and name with Canada and hockey itself comes off heavy handed. Making a simple and obvious point into an agenda.
This book is riddled with awkward text and coloured large print words with random uppercase letters thrown into the middle. There are examples of poor grammar and punctuation.
“Next Saturday was my birthday, so the next day I decided to ask my Mom and Dad about my pResent.”
The editing issues aside there is a greater concern the book raises. It implies that hockey is all about winning, which is not a message parents or teachers may want to give children.
“….I remembered what hockey was all about. I scored two goals in the game and our team won.”
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