J. H. Shapiro

I decided to give this book a 4 star rating. I think this book is awesome for children. I am a huge supporter of the arts, and think that art is a crucial part of children's education, so getting to read a story about an artist that started young and became something so big and powerful is amazing. I think the use of the catch phrase throughout the book was super cute and a way to keep the children that will read this engaged and have something fun and powerful to remember when they finish the book is super cool. I loved getting to see the main characters story progress and how his grandpa was his biggest supporter and inspiration.… (lisätietoja)

Tyree is a boy who thinks trash is treasure. His mama didn’t make enough money to buy him toys so he used what others called trash, as toys. Later, he turned trash into art. Not everyone saw it the way that Tyree did. Some thought he was crazy. Eventually, many people in his community came to love his art, but the city thought it was trash and destroyed it. I really liked how this story used a lot of sound words. The sound words like “pop” which they used when his button came off on the first page, make the story exciting to read aloud. This story also made me think about the story Rich because it talks about being poor and not having money to buy new things. In Rich she goes to the thrift story but Tyree makes wonderful things out of junk. I think both these stories show that life is what you make of it. I also noticed that this story could be used to make a point about recycling and how even what you think can not be used anymore and is garbage, still can be used.… (lisätietoja)

This is a very fun and uplifting read. Magic Trash tells the story of a boy named Tyree Guyton who goes around painting all of the broken, ugly, and trashy things in his city to bring light and make them look better. Anytime someone would vandalize or cause trouble on a house he would start painting it, to make it appear more fun and happy. This book has a very uplifting mood and gives readers good insight on the kind of person he is. Although painting is his passion, he is using it to do good in the community.… (lisätietoja)