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From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:53:58 -0800 (PST)
Some of my favorite fiction titles:? ?Nation? by Terry Pratchett:? a rich story with two excellent protagonists, intriguing ideas, suspenseful action, and lots of funny bits too; ?Tender Morsels? by Margo Lanagan:? there were some (necessarily)?hard to read passages of brutality, but this is one the most powerful folktale reworkings I?ve ever read, exploring themes of love, forgiveness, revenge, and courage.? And Kevin Crossley-Holland's "Crossing to Paradise" is the best kind of historical fiction:? wonderful characters (especially Natty), interesting plot,?descriptions that make you feel like you're?right there, plus it considers issues and ideas that apply directly to?our lives today.???Nic Bishop?s Frogs? and ?We Are the Ship? are my top non-fiction choices:? each uses stunning visuals, though in very different ways; the words are also very different, but both texts support and build on the illustrations.? I also
really enjoyed ?Honeybee? by Naomi Shihab Nye ? a mix of prose and poetry that holds together around a theme...it also shows how poetry can be so relevant to an individual's thoughts and experiences. ? In picture books, Bob Shea?s ?Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime? is excellent, with a premise that?s just right for the audience and?creative, funny illustrations;??And ?Monkey and Me? by Emily Gravett, who always seems to get picture books right.?
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- Steven Engelfried, Multnomah County Library (OR)
? sengelfried at yahoo.com
Received on Fri 19 Dec 2008 10:53:58 AM CST
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:53:58 -0800 (PST)
Some of my favorite fiction titles:? ?Nation? by Terry Pratchett:? a rich story with two excellent protagonists, intriguing ideas, suspenseful action, and lots of funny bits too; ?Tender Morsels? by Margo Lanagan:? there were some (necessarily)?hard to read passages of brutality, but this is one the most powerful folktale reworkings I?ve ever read, exploring themes of love, forgiveness, revenge, and courage.? And Kevin Crossley-Holland's "Crossing to Paradise" is the best kind of historical fiction:? wonderful characters (especially Natty), interesting plot,?descriptions that make you feel like you're?right there, plus it considers issues and ideas that apply directly to?our lives today.???Nic Bishop?s Frogs? and ?We Are the Ship? are my top non-fiction choices:? each uses stunning visuals, though in very different ways; the words are also very different, but both texts support and build on the illustrations.? I also
really enjoyed ?Honeybee? by Naomi Shihab Nye ? a mix of prose and poetry that holds together around a theme...it also shows how poetry can be so relevant to an individual's thoughts and experiences. ? In picture books, Bob Shea?s ?Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime? is excellent, with a premise that?s just right for the audience and?creative, funny illustrations;??And ?Monkey and Me? by Emily Gravett, who always seems to get picture books right.?
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- Steven Engelfried, Multnomah County Library (OR)
? sengelfried at yahoo.com
Received on Fri 19 Dec 2008 10:53:58 AM CST
