It is usually not a good idea to start in the middle of a series. There are too many “back pieces of information” you are not privy to. Of course, for the adult reading, it is a good way to gage if the series is good. The first in a series can always be good. It sets the story up, so unless it is just plain bad, there is not a lot to complain about. But if you are picking up the series in the […]
One little Mix up….or was it?
In the beginning the three colors Reds, Yellows and Blues lived in Harmony. That is, until one day a Red says, “Reds are better!” Of course, Blues and Yellows will not stand for that and the three colors each make their own section of the city. That is until the day that two of the colors find themselves feeling good when they are with the other one. Of course, many did not like the colors mixing, but soon Yellow and Blue make a new color […]
Mr. Monkey Books One and Two
When I was reading Mr. Monkey Bakes a Cake and Mr. Monkey Visits a School I was trying to figure out who Mr. Monkey reminded me of. I have never seen Mr. Bean, but that is what the publisher description says it is: Curious George meets Mr. Bean (which the Curious George reference was my first thought). It also has a classic Pink Panther tone to it. There is a narrator telling you story, the characters never speak, but only act and react to each […]
I am Bigger than You!
I like the publisher description of “this picture book…puts a fresh spin on playground dynamics.” I do not know if “conflict resolution” is really obtained by the children (or in this case dinosaurs) as a mother dinosaur steps in, but it is very much how children are. Be it that they are on the school or public playground or with their siblings, cousins or friends. The smallest feels “big” but, yes, there is someone bigger. And then yes, there is someone bigger than them and […]
Well lookie here…..
Look by Fiona Woodcock is not what I expected. When it said it was a story about a sister and brother off to the zoo, I expected a story where the items they see had that double ‘o’ to them would be accented. What there was instead of a story was just words. One word per page, in fact. There is no story. We have to lOOk at what they see. They go to the z00. They see the babOOns. And see the kangarOOs. They […]
Let’s Make Music
First, the illustrations of Emily Dove were off putting to me. I know I have said it before, I appreciate the time and work that goes into creating art, and I do this time as well. But when I am not “feeling it” it just means that I am not the audience for it. This time, the audience would be for a crowd that likes a mixture of classically looking illustrations with a modern twist to them. They are abstract, yet realistic enough to know […]
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