From: GRIFFISC at bcvms.bc.edu <GRIFFISC>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 14:11:59 -0400 (EDT)

Is "Officer Buckle and Gloria" distinguished? I have read the book and looked at its pictures and text really just once. I'm not sure what I would think if I looked at it again and again. The art in the book did not strike me as particularly distinguished and I'm going to try to say why that is here: The colors used in the pictures were cheery, clear and realistic--not a distinctive combination but they did convey the upbeat feel of the story. The lines of the drwings of the people and dog seemed very familiar to me--no new ground broken there, those people shapes and animal shapes were ones I'd seen before--in books and in cartoons. And yet, the pictures and design of the book did express the irony of the story very, very well as well as conveying the simple emotions
(happy, sad, puzzled) of Officer Buckle (and Gloria, too). The major attribute of the book for me was its overall effect--it is a book that uses both worlds and pictures to express the story--a true picture book.

Susan Griffith Cambridge, Massachusetts griffisc at bcvms.bc.edu
Received on Tue 06 Feb 1996 12:11:59 PM CST