From: Denise Schmidt <dschmidt>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:26:39 -0800

I have read and looked at all of them.

 

Flotsam was truly amazing. I found so many visual treats! I have "read" it with my kindergarten daughter and niece and they were able to follow the plot. I think what I especially like is the fantastical absurdity of the many underwater scenes of what could be happening beneath the sea and the many small details (such as the light bulbs made from angler fish)...they made me laugh with delight.

 

Moses is pure beauty. I especially like the way Kadir Nelson depicts light and darkness. He uses them to great effect in enhancing the text.

 

Gone Wild is my least favorite. Although the art work was well-executed, I did not find myself drawn to the text, nor did the book make sense to me. I felt that the book was trying to "do too many things" and thus it jumbled and clashed as I read it. The artwork could not rescue a book that had too many elements forced into one tome.

 

denise schmidt

Children's Material Specialist

San Francisco Public Library

Office of Children and Youth Services

100 Larkin St.

San Francisco, CA 94102

dschmidt at sfpl.org <mailto:dschmidt at sfpl.org>

415.557.4269

 
Received on Wed 24 Jan 2007 12:26:39 PM CST