Title: Strega Nona
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon & Shuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0-6671-66283-X
Strega Nona is the story of an old women with magical powers who take's in a man named Big Anthony as a helper. Anthony sees Nona using a magical pot to create pasta. He then uses the pot himself but not knowing how to stop it creates a huge mess in the town that he and Strega Nona have to take care of. So basically it's a little masterpiece. gorgeous visual elements and a fun little story just make this story so perfect at being what it's trying to be. I can't really think of much to say it really just feels perfect.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Title: On Beyond Zebra
Author: Dr.Seuss
Publisher: Random House(September 12, 1995)
ISBN: 0-349-80084-2
This book is about a boy teaching another child about all the crazy letters that come after Z and all the ridiculous words they are used to spell. As one would expect from Dr.Seuss the art and writing are fantastic and lyrically constructed. The one issue I had is I wish there was a little more color because the pictures stunning as they were felt a tad to bland with the small amount of color and variation used. Otherwise the idea was creative and the book is all around great.
Author: Dr.Seuss
Publisher: Random House(September 12, 1995)
ISBN: 0-349-80084-2
This book is about a boy teaching another child about all the crazy letters that come after Z and all the ridiculous words they are used to spell. As one would expect from Dr.Seuss the art and writing are fantastic and lyrically constructed. The one issue I had is I wish there was a little more color because the pictures stunning as they were felt a tad to bland with the small amount of color and variation used. Otherwise the idea was creative and the book is all around great.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Title: One Hungry Monster
Author: Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
Illustrator: Lynn Munsinger
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Board book Edition (April 1st 2001)
ISBN: 0-316-60804-1
This story was about little monsters that followed around a boy all day craving something to eat. After pestering the boy enough he finally grabbed a bunch of food and gave it to the monsters. So as a board book it's a little wordy but other than that it's a fantastic little book. It is a counting rhyme book so it has a fun predictable pattern to it so young readers can follow along well. The visuals are stunning even bringing in some spacing technique as the number of monsters or food items increases.
Author: Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
Illustrator: Lynn Munsinger
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Board book Edition (April 1st 2001)
ISBN: 0-316-60804-1
This story was about little monsters that followed around a boy all day craving something to eat. After pestering the boy enough he finally grabbed a bunch of food and gave it to the monsters. So as a board book it's a little wordy but other than that it's a fantastic little book. It is a counting rhyme book so it has a fun predictable pattern to it so young readers can follow along well. The visuals are stunning even bringing in some spacing technique as the number of monsters or food items increases.
Title: I Can Hop
Author: Oliver Henderson
Illustrator: Joel Snyder
Publisher: www.readinga-z.com
ISBN: NA
This book is about a trouble making rabbit who wants to see how many things he can hop on. It was a fun little book with its visually striking art and it's rhyming format making it an easy appealing read. It feels middle of the road to me, like it's good but it didn't blow me away.
Author: Oliver Henderson
Illustrator: Joel Snyder
Publisher: www.readinga-z.com
ISBN: NA
This book is about a trouble making rabbit who wants to see how many things he can hop on. It was a fun little book with its visually striking art and it's rhyming format making it an easy appealing read. It feels middle of the road to me, like it's good but it didn't blow me away.
Title: Jig, Jag, and Jog
Author: Robert Charles
Illustrator: John Kostner
Publisher: www.readinga-z.com
ISBN: NA
This was actually pretty cool. I really liked the cartoon style and colors and the rhyming made it a lot more bearable to read. As such I feel this would be more entertaining to kids and they would enjoy it more. It was about a boy making jam and animals messing around and jumping in the jam pot.
Author: Robert Charles
Illustrator: John Kostner
Publisher: www.readinga-z.com
ISBN: NA
This was actually pretty cool. I really liked the cartoon style and colors and the rhyming made it a lot more bearable to read. As such I feel this would be more entertaining to kids and they would enjoy it more. It was about a boy making jam and animals messing around and jumping in the jam pot.
Title: The Tot and the Pot
Author: Lili Henderson
Illustrator: Chris Boldwin
Publisher: Readinga-z.com
ISBN: NA
So... Super boring is how I would describe this book. Its about a toddler seeing a pot and putting it on his head and then chilling with his mom. Not a lot to it as you would imagine with a decodable book, as for its function yeah I think it's a pretty good book. Not a ton to say it's just a solid decodable with appropriate vocabulary and nice pictures.
Author: Lili Henderson
Illustrator: Chris Boldwin
Publisher: Readinga-z.com
ISBN: NA
So... Super boring is how I would describe this book. Its about a toddler seeing a pot and putting it on his head and then chilling with his mom. Not a lot to it as you would imagine with a decodable book, as for its function yeah I think it's a pretty good book. Not a ton to say it's just a solid decodable with appropriate vocabulary and nice pictures.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Title: A House For Hermit Crab
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Scholastic INC(October 2007)
ISBN:0-545-03588-0
This is was cool but kind of a poor choice for a board book. Its the story of a hermit crab decorating his new home, at the end he out grows his home and gives it to another hermit crab and prepares to decorate a new home. The story is endearing and all but it's just so full of words for a board book. The text is small and considering how much there is and some of the words I feel it doesn't work well for the intended readers. Mind you would work really well as a book to read to kids.
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Scholastic INC(October 2007)
ISBN:0-545-03588-0
This is was cool but kind of a poor choice for a board book. Its the story of a hermit crab decorating his new home, at the end he out grows his home and gives it to another hermit crab and prepares to decorate a new home. The story is endearing and all but it's just so full of words for a board book. The text is small and considering how much there is and some of the words I feel it doesn't work well for the intended readers. Mind you would work really well as a book to read to kids.
Move!
Author: Robin Page
Illustrator: Steve Jenkins
HMH Books for Young Readers(April 24, 2006)
ISBN: 978-0-547-24000-8
Move! was a fantastic little book with beutiful art and creative art direction. The book is esentially just a collection of animals and how they move around. The way the words follow the animals makes it very pleasing to look at for small kids. I think it's a great little book my one concern is that there are a coulple of tricky words for really little kids but nothing to crazt.
Author: Robin Page
Illustrator: Steve Jenkins
HMH Books for Young Readers(April 24, 2006)
ISBN: 978-0-547-24000-8
Move! was a fantastic little book with beutiful art and creative art direction. The book is esentially just a collection of animals and how they move around. The way the words follow the animals makes it very pleasing to look at for small kids. I think it's a great little book my one concern is that there are a coulple of tricky words for really little kids but nothing to crazt.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Title: Mr.Wuffles
Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Books; First Edition (October 1, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0618756612
The book Mr.Wuffles is about tiny aliens and their experience, in what appears to be a bedroom, fending off Mr.Wuffles the cat. The aliens are first attacked by Mr.Wuffles in their ship and then they send out a party to fix there ships engines or whatever it is that tiny aliens use to run there ships. With the help of a group of insects they are able to fix the engine device and escape to their ship and leave the house.
It's a strange day when I proclaim my love for something by the name of Mr.Wuffles, but it would be stranger still if someone didn't love this book. So as one would expect with a wordless picture books the artwork is great, vibrant colors and well drawn images, great stuff not a ton to talk about stylistically. The narrative is brilliant in its simplicity whilst exploring ideas of differing perspective(the reader vs the aliens) in a subtle way that is easy to comprehend.
Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Books; First Edition (October 1, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0618756612
The book Mr.Wuffles is about tiny aliens and their experience, in what appears to be a bedroom, fending off Mr.Wuffles the cat. The aliens are first attacked by Mr.Wuffles in their ship and then they send out a party to fix there ships engines or whatever it is that tiny aliens use to run there ships. With the help of a group of insects they are able to fix the engine device and escape to their ship and leave the house.
It's a strange day when I proclaim my love for something by the name of Mr.Wuffles, but it would be stranger still if someone didn't love this book. So as one would expect with a wordless picture books the artwork is great, vibrant colors and well drawn images, great stuff not a ton to talk about stylistically. The narrative is brilliant in its simplicity whilst exploring ideas of differing perspective(the reader vs the aliens) in a subtle way that is easy to comprehend.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Title: Pancakes for Breakfast
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; reissue addition (April 3, 1978)
ISBN: 978-0156707688
Pancakes for Breakfast is the goofy story of an old woman preparing pancakes. As she gets to the each ingredient she finds that has run out and must go milk the cow or churn the butter what have you so that she may proceed in making her pancakes. The book ends with her cat and dog making a mess ruining her ingredients so she just goes to her neighbors house for breakfast.
All in all seams like a perfect of example of a wordless picture book. Certainly not something I'd be drawn to myself at a young age but now I can appropriate the fine craftsmanship of the book. Its artwork is great full of color and fine illustrations, and the narrative is goofy and fun and you could argue even has a life lesson. Sometimes all your hard-work is for not but others are always there to help you on hard times... or something like that.
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; reissue addition (April 3, 1978)
ISBN: 978-0156707688
Pancakes for Breakfast is the goofy story of an old woman preparing pancakes. As she gets to the each ingredient she finds that has run out and must go milk the cow or churn the butter what have you so that she may proceed in making her pancakes. The book ends with her cat and dog making a mess ruining her ingredients so she just goes to her neighbors house for breakfast.
All in all seams like a perfect of example of a wordless picture book. Certainly not something I'd be drawn to myself at a young age but now I can appropriate the fine craftsmanship of the book. Its artwork is great full of color and fine illustrations, and the narrative is goofy and fun and you could argue even has a life lesson. Sometimes all your hard-work is for not but others are always there to help you on hard times... or something like that.
Title: The other side
Author: Istvan Banyai
Publisher: Chronicle Books; First edition (July 7, 2005)
ISBN: 0-8118-4608-3
The other side is a fantastic little book that depicts scenes and then flips the point of view exploring ideas of curiosity and perspective. I would guess it would instill in children a sense of wonder as to how things are from another point of view, what is it like to be the lion in the cage, the women in the magazine or perhaps the person whom you have a disagreement with.
The other side is a bit large for children to hold but certainly not an impossible task. Another comment I would make is that there are some pages that even I found even a bit obscure in a book that is already addressing a somewhat abstract concept. With all this said I still thinks a fantastic book for children. The artwork is fantastic in it's detail and creative use of colors that avoids being to overwhelming whilst not being dull. The narrative itself although a little obscure and even challenging for some is interesting and something I believe many children would adore.
Author: Istvan Banyai
Publisher: Chronicle Books; First edition (July 7, 2005)
ISBN: 0-8118-4608-3
The other side is a fantastic little book that depicts scenes and then flips the point of view exploring ideas of curiosity and perspective. I would guess it would instill in children a sense of wonder as to how things are from another point of view, what is it like to be the lion in the cage, the women in the magazine or perhaps the person whom you have a disagreement with.
The other side is a bit large for children to hold but certainly not an impossible task. Another comment I would make is that there are some pages that even I found even a bit obscure in a book that is already addressing a somewhat abstract concept. With all this said I still thinks a fantastic book for children. The artwork is fantastic in it's detail and creative use of colors that avoids being to overwhelming whilst not being dull. The narrative itself although a little obscure and even challenging for some is interesting and something I believe many children would adore.
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