Pinduli

A cute quick read about a hyena who gets made fun of and what happens because of that. It has a good lesson about how bullying circles around, and the illustrations are very vibrant and cute.......more

The illustrations in this book are fabulous. In fact that's one of my complaints - the hyenas are way too cute! This has a nice moral and was fun to read. There is some scientific information at the back so you could use it for early science as well. A very lovely book.......more

I absolutely loved this book! It details the story of a hyena named Pinduli, that leaves her mother to go on an adventure of finding self-love and self-worth all while embracing her flaws. Cannon leaves the reader with no choice but to have to read this book at least once after the first time becaus......more

If you don't end this book with your heart breaking for a young hyena, your soul must be a black hole. By making the "bullied child" character into a hyena, the animal that was the bad guy in The Lion King, Cannon creates just enough distance from the reader to the protagonist. In a more objective s......more

Illustrations: 5 Story: 3.5 I didn’t realize East African wildlife was so petty! A sweet and whimsical lesson to not judge folks based on appearance and how pay it forward can happen with insults too if you’re not mindful.......more