Official Review: O is for Oshun by Kya Johnson

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Waaw! I have made some AR based apps myself, but bringing it to a book; what an ingenious idea! In this day and age, this book will gain quick recognition among children.
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Wow your review has caught my eye and has made me want to read the book
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This sounds like a great children's book that should be used in schools. The representation of the various cultures and races would be very beneficial for young children learning acceptance.
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An augmented reality book?! Wow. Looks like this will be a good Christmas gift. Thanks for your review! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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Your review is absolutely amazing. I'm not a child but I'd definitely want to pick this up. I like the part about the folktales, I'm a sucker for them. If not for anything, to hear the different accents alone is a good reason to get this book! ๐Ÿ˜„
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I just love anything that helps in the development of kids๐ŸคฉThe author has gained my respect. My babies love learning that is fun and visualised. I am definitely going to read this with them. Wow, a beautiful review right there!
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This book seems to be great for kids. Folklore stories are fun and interesting. Thanks for your wonderful review.
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This book sounds like it'd be an engaging one. And owing to how the writer portrayed the characters and all. Nice one you've got here!
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Wow,an augumented reality book for children that teaches alphabets!! That is definitely new and something to check out for my toddler. However,I am ambiguous about how much a child learning to recognise alphabets can relate and identify with the complex cultural representations from around the world. But this book would be a delight for pre teens and young adults and even adults like myself! A great review of an interesting and rather unique children's book.
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My dad is from Nigeria so I definitely would buy this book for my little brothers so they could learn more about our culture while also learning their ABCs.
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Hmmm, O is for Oshun sounds like the name of a godess from somewhere I know. Anyway, it is a very creative one from the author and I'm sure my cousin will like this one. Great review!
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You can tell the amount of effort an author put into a book by how much they want to make sure that it portrays its characters accurately as possible. As a kids' teacher, I think this is a great material that I will want to use personally.
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The book gives a lot of information based on multicultural practices. Children will get a lot of education from the book.Nice review.
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I just wish more children's books are as interactive as this one.
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I feel that writing a book for children is a very difficult job for an adult. It has to be fun, interesting yet knowledgable for the child. And from the review the book sounds amazing. I'm really impressed by the amount of research done by the author about all the people and cultures. Thank you for the beautiful review!!
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