Do Like Kyla

Ever since I could remember, I would constantly be following around my older sister and mimicking everything she would do. I thought she was the coolest girl in the world, and Angela Johnson’s Do Like Kyla pretty much sums up the same idea. The cover is adorable-it looks like a 10-year-old black girl and a 5-year-old black girl making snow angels in the snow together, laughing and having a great time. The story is told from the little sister’s point of view, and she highlights everyday events such as eating oatmeal and walking to the and explains how she imitates her older sister by saying “I do like Kayla”. Most pages are white on the left with a sentence on it, then the picture in colorful, rich oil painting of the action being told on the left. The illustrations make the story about a loving black family warm and exciting.
I thought this book was adorable and would be nice to read with two girls that are sisters. I’m not sure if I would read it in a classroom though, because I’m not sure how many students could relate or would be interested in this story.