Changing Tides

Lula isn’t sure how she feels with Theo and his mom join their family, how will this change her beach trip with her dad? A touching story about the changes that come with blended families. Thank you @netgalley for the e-ARC.......more

Lula loves visiting the beach with her father. But this trip is different because they're joined by Theo and his father. Lula is understandably uncertain about sharing this special place and her dad with others, but her initial reluctance is tempered by Theo's quiet efforts to share activities with......more

I loved this book on a variety of levels. I love the way that the adults carefully handle Lula's complex and sometimes conflicting emotions. I love that the boy, the son of Lula's father's girlfriend, is portrayed as gentle, kind, and very patient with Lula. I love that it portrays a Black girl that......more

Lula's *favorite* place is the beach. But when a beach trip rolls around, Lula's father tells her that Simone and her son Theo are coming along too -- the four of them are now a family! Lula's not sure how she feels about sharing the experience (and her toys!) with someone else. But when she and The......more

This was a nice story and the artwork was good too. I just wasn't particularly connected to the story and I didn't get much out of reading it (or see much of what children would get out of it reading it too other than a pleasant enough time). It was nice to see different family dynamics depicted acr......more