A review by stitchsaddiction
Cookies & Milk by Shawn Amos

emotional funny inspiring relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Cookies and Milk I absolutely loved this semi-autobiographical story set in the summer of 1976.

Everything about this book has a wonderful aura of nostalgia even though I have never been to America and it’s set a full two years before I was born!

I’m going to warn you dear readers, that if you do read this book you will indeed crave a really good chocolate chip cookie with either a glass of milk or in my case, a heavenly hot chocolate with the works. 

Shawn Amos has brought 1970s Americana to life both the good and the bad, with the joys of vinyls playing, teenagers in their bell-bottoms and fantastic hair (I love the seventies so this book was perfection for me if you couldn’t guess!) but also the problems that still remained in areas of America with areas of cities which were still to a degree segregated. You truly get to see the world Shawn Amos lived in, thorough his incredible world-building and immersive writing style that had characters that feel as though you could sit down for a shake and of course a cookie. 

What I really loved about this book is the strong lessons of how important family is, and how well it is woven into the story - it’s not thrust straight into the readers face but you do pick up on how looking out for those you love is important. To many, it’s the ultimate lesson as well as how important it is to understand that sometimes miscommunication can happen and how you should try to listen and forgive if you can. This book would be a perfect addition to any child’s book shelf and a firm favourite in the school library.