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From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 22:22:14 -0800 (PST)
Here are five of my favorites: "Listen!" by Stephanie Tolan, a fairly conventional story on the surface, about a girl recovering from some grief with the help of a stray dog, but done so well. I especially like the way the girl's connection to the natural world and her growing understanding of her mother's photography give her strength.
"Framed" by Frank Cottrell is very funny, with an endearingly na?ve narrator and excellent supporting cast; and with a light touch, the author makes a point about the many ways that art can impact lives.
"Clementine" by Sara Pennypacker, with just right pictures by Marla Frazee. I was prepared to skim this one just enough to stick in my mental file of books-about-precocious-girls-who-complain-and-cause-trouble-but-really-everyone-loves-them, aka the Judy-Junie-Amber-Gooney books. All of which are good and needed, but personally I can only read so many. "Clementine," though, was so funny that I read every page and was sorry it ended (though the length is perfect for 2nd-3rd grades).
"Black White Day Night" Laura Seger uses full page vertical flaps (as with "The Hidden Alphabet") to create visual surprises on each page. Besides being creatively designed and lots of fun, it truly challenges readers to think about how the concept of "opposites" can apply to such a variety of words and circumstances.
"Escape" by Sid Fleischman is written with verve and enthusiasm that matches the spirit of the subject. Fleischman doesn't try for the measured, objective biographer's voice, but freely shares his personal feelings and ideas about Houdini, and I think kids will really respond to that.
- Steven Engelfried, Raising a Reader Coordinator
Multnomah County Library
205 NE Russell Street Portland, OR 97212-3796
503-988-5206 (phone)
503-988-5441 (fax)
stevene at multcolib.org
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Received on Sun 10 Dec 2006 12:22:14 AM CST
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 22:22:14 -0800 (PST)
Here are five of my favorites: "Listen!" by Stephanie Tolan, a fairly conventional story on the surface, about a girl recovering from some grief with the help of a stray dog, but done so well. I especially like the way the girl's connection to the natural world and her growing understanding of her mother's photography give her strength.
"Framed" by Frank Cottrell is very funny, with an endearingly na?ve narrator and excellent supporting cast; and with a light touch, the author makes a point about the many ways that art can impact lives.
"Clementine" by Sara Pennypacker, with just right pictures by Marla Frazee. I was prepared to skim this one just enough to stick in my mental file of books-about-precocious-girls-who-complain-and-cause-trouble-but-really-everyone-loves-them, aka the Judy-Junie-Amber-Gooney books. All of which are good and needed, but personally I can only read so many. "Clementine," though, was so funny that I read every page and was sorry it ended (though the length is perfect for 2nd-3rd grades).
"Black White Day Night" Laura Seger uses full page vertical flaps (as with "The Hidden Alphabet") to create visual surprises on each page. Besides being creatively designed and lots of fun, it truly challenges readers to think about how the concept of "opposites" can apply to such a variety of words and circumstances.
"Escape" by Sid Fleischman is written with verve and enthusiasm that matches the spirit of the subject. Fleischman doesn't try for the measured, objective biographer's voice, but freely shares his personal feelings and ideas about Houdini, and I think kids will really respond to that.
- Steven Engelfried, Raising a Reader Coordinator
Multnomah County Library
205 NE Russell Street Portland, OR 97212-3796
503-988-5206 (phone)
503-988-5441 (fax)
stevene at multcolib.org
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