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From: Karen Wendt <bewendt>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:42:43 -0600
Some funs books of the year are: THE WAR BETWEEN THE VOWELS AND THE CONSONANTS by Priscilla Turner, ill. by Whitney Turner. I started out feeling quite giggly about the book, the illustrations are wonderfully done. Rather than putting the faces into the letters, the letters become the body. The facial gestures though simple are telling. There is plenty of white space and the amount of background for the characters seems uncomplicated and yet, there are details that keep you looking with interest for a long time. The story of course, is one with meaning-not that a child's story always needs some deep significance. But it is a story of peace and concern for others without prejudices. The story of the little letter "y" who comes up with a solution when they all are faced with the great scrawling, scratching, scribbling...wicked, scary lines and circles. Zigs and zags with no form at all. The endflap says,
"The PEN is mightier than the SWRD."
If you haven't already, take a look at: IMAGINE YOU ARE A TIGER by Karen Wallace/ill. Peter Melnyczuk WILL YOU MIND THE BABY, DAVY? by Brigitte Weninger/ill. Eve Tharlet WHOOSH! WENT THE WISH by Toby Speed/ill. Barry Root. A comedy of errors, where the fairy who gives wishes ends up getting her wish. THE RAIN by Michael Laser/ill. Jeffrey Greene. The lay out of the book has the text on the right, and the illustration on the adjoining left page. I enjoyed this format in this particular book, with its story of how one rainy day affected several people, children, parents and older ones. In some way, it reminded me of SeedFolks.
And then there is TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY LADY by Pat Mora/ill. Raul Colon. Based on the true story of a migrant worker who becomes a writer, professor, a university administrator, and a national education leader. He was inspired by and encouraged to read by the library lady in Iowa.
I realize this is long, but I will be gone for three weeks and will miss reading all your wonderful comments about great books. I look forward to having lots of book discussion mail when I get back. Karen
======================Karen M. Wendt, Madison, WI bewendt at facstaff.wisc.edu
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Received on Wed 17 Dec 1997 11:42:43 AM CST
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:42:43 -0600
Some funs books of the year are: THE WAR BETWEEN THE VOWELS AND THE CONSONANTS by Priscilla Turner, ill. by Whitney Turner. I started out feeling quite giggly about the book, the illustrations are wonderfully done. Rather than putting the faces into the letters, the letters become the body. The facial gestures though simple are telling. There is plenty of white space and the amount of background for the characters seems uncomplicated and yet, there are details that keep you looking with interest for a long time. The story of course, is one with meaning-not that a child's story always needs some deep significance. But it is a story of peace and concern for others without prejudices. The story of the little letter "y" who comes up with a solution when they all are faced with the great scrawling, scratching, scribbling...wicked, scary lines and circles. Zigs and zags with no form at all. The endflap says,
"The PEN is mightier than the SWRD."
If you haven't already, take a look at: IMAGINE YOU ARE A TIGER by Karen Wallace/ill. Peter Melnyczuk WILL YOU MIND THE BABY, DAVY? by Brigitte Weninger/ill. Eve Tharlet WHOOSH! WENT THE WISH by Toby Speed/ill. Barry Root. A comedy of errors, where the fairy who gives wishes ends up getting her wish. THE RAIN by Michael Laser/ill. Jeffrey Greene. The lay out of the book has the text on the right, and the illustration on the adjoining left page. I enjoyed this format in this particular book, with its story of how one rainy day affected several people, children, parents and older ones. In some way, it reminded me of SeedFolks.
And then there is TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY LADY by Pat Mora/ill. Raul Colon. Based on the true story of a migrant worker who becomes a writer, professor, a university administrator, and a national education leader. He was inspired by and encouraged to read by the library lady in Iowa.
I realize this is long, but I will be gone for three weeks and will miss reading all your wonderful comments about great books. I look forward to having lots of book discussion mail when I get back. Karen
======================Karen M. Wendt, Madison, WI bewendt at facstaff.wisc.edu
======================
Received on Wed 17 Dec 1997 11:42:43 AM CST
