Like, it's too violent, can't you just sing about what's happening without having all these people running in the street and looking this way?

NPR: Rapping About Land and Identity

Lest you scoff at my predilection for elementary-level reading (the book is rated for ages four to eight), I beg you to look past the pastel illustrations and sing-songy cadence of the writing and see this book for what it is: a beautiful script about parenthood, a poignant parable about life and death, a testimony to when the roles of child and parent become blurry.

FORBES: A Mother's Day Reading List