Zuni and the Memory Jar

91mmTyw3HLL
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Age Range
4+
Release Date
June 11, 2024
ISBN
978-0593618950
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A joyful picture book about celebrating everyday moments of fun, beauty, and wonder, from New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed

Meet Zuni. She's sweet, silly, ever-so-charming, and full of bright ideas. Her family has a memory jar. Anytime someone in the family does something important, they mark those moments through notes and photos stored in the jar and share those memories together at the end of the year.

Her parents tell Zuni that when she grows up, she’ll have important memories to share, too, like graduations, and milestones, and trophies. But Zuni is already making memories! And at the end of the year, her family gets to see the moments that made an impact on little Zuni.

A deceptively simple story for young and old alike, Zuni and the Memory Jar is a reminder to celebrate everyday joys in life along with the grand achievements.

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1 review
Sweet tradition
Overall rating
 
3.5
Plot
 
3.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
Zuni and the Memory Jar is about a family who collects momentos all year long in a jar to bring out and share to help them remember the important accomplishments of the year. Each adult and older sibling has something to contribute to the jar and all reassure Zuni that one day she will also have things to add. The tone of the story is very positive and happy. When it’s time to share, Zuni shows her drawings demonstrating she was right there with each family member as they made their memories. This story is positive and the idea of creating a memory jar is a sweet tradition encouraging us all to reflect on times together big and small. It baffles me that the author didn’t include Zuni in any special accomplishment throughout the text and that Zuni’s character is ok with that. This upbeat outlook feels too mature for a younger sibling who cannot contribute a special accomplishment to the jar all year.
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