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From: Tom <tsh>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 07:56:25 -0600
As a Children's Librarian who often has upwards of 60 kids age 2 to 5 in storytime I appreciate books with spare text like "Snow," "No, David!" and
"Pete's A Pizza." While many picture books with expanded text are elegantly done, brevity is often a necessary when dealing with a large crowd of small children. The aforementioned titles worked splendidly in this setting.
I had the pleasure of reviewing "Pete's A Pizza" and felt that Steig may have portrayed Pete's parents as older to reach the growing segment of the population who are having children later in life. I currently have a 52 year-old-mother who brings her three-year-old into storytime.
Tom Hurlburt, Children's Librarian La Crosse Public Library
Steven Engelfried wrote:
Received on Wed 24 Mar 1999 07:56:25 AM CST
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 07:56:25 -0600
As a Children's Librarian who often has upwards of 60 kids age 2 to 5 in storytime I appreciate books with spare text like "Snow," "No, David!" and
"Pete's A Pizza." While many picture books with expanded text are elegantly done, brevity is often a necessary when dealing with a large crowd of small children. The aforementioned titles worked splendidly in this setting.
I had the pleasure of reviewing "Pete's A Pizza" and felt that Steig may have portrayed Pete's parents as older to reach the growing segment of the population who are having children later in life. I currently have a 52 year-old-mother who brings her three-year-old into storytime.
Tom Hurlburt, Children's Librarian La Crosse Public Library
Steven Engelfried wrote:
Received on Wed 24 Mar 1999 07:56:25 AM CST
