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May Saves the Day by Laura Gehl

5 out of 5 🌟 Savoring every page


May is a businesswoman and she's working in her own company - Word Saver Inc. where she literally saves the day. Her main job is helping people with something she's really good at, the words. There's also Stu who badly wants to become her sidekick but does a businesswoman need one?

The book is showing May saving the day by changing the letters in dangerous words. It is a similar concept to 'Words' World' where everything is built out of letters. Just after her first adventure, my son was trying along with May to solve the next literacy puzzle. That book was a lot of fun for both of us!  I love how inclusive this title is by showing black girls as entrepreneurs and a boy in the wheelchair playing along with everyone else without any acknowledgment of his disability.

'May Saves the Day' is a hilarious book about word games, independent females, and the power of teamwork. It shows that even the most successful people can use some help. I cherished every page thanks to bold characters (I love how straightforward May is!) and remarkable pictures by Selena Lombardo that bring those characters to life.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher Capstones for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and feelings are my own.
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