Aw. It's just a good old-fashioned kid detective yarn. Inoffensive and fun. An ample use of red herrings but with enough of a kick to keep things inteAw. It's just a good old-fashioned kid detective yarn. Inoffensive and fun. An ample use of red herrings but with enough of a kick to keep things interesting. ...more
It's like a young version of "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!" The different being the jobs highlighted, and overarching story, and the significant upsurgIt's like a young version of "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!" The different being the jobs highlighted, and overarching story, and the significant upsurge in the amount of pig vittles portrayed. More fun than it really deserves to be. ...more
Aww. It's fluffy and a bit bizarre with the contemporary lingo and pop culture references, but it's good-hearted fluff. I'm far more fascinated by theAww. It's fluffy and a bit bizarre with the contemporary lingo and pop culture references, but it's good-hearted fluff. I'm far more fascinated by the fact that the cover features a girl balancing Westerfeld's "Midnighters" on her head. Seems unexpectedly meaningful for such a silly little book....more
The words are fine enough, with a nice and consistent rhyming rhythm. Couldn't quite get behind the illustrations, though. They seemed amateurish in cThe words are fine enough, with a nice and consistent rhyming rhythm. Couldn't quite get behind the illustrations, though. They seemed amateurish in comparison. Nice but not extraordinary....more
Irksome. Didactic and preachy. The kind of thing where you understand what the author was getting at, and maybe under normal circumstances you'd agreeIrksome. Didactic and preachy. The kind of thing where you understand what the author was getting at, and maybe under normal circumstances you'd agree, but the presentation does nobody any favors. Better books about bullying and peace have come along. This one can be avoided....more
You know, I never much cared for the Chicken Little story before now. That has all changed now. Go. Find this book. Read this book. Love and hold and You know, I never much cared for the Chicken Little story before now. That has all changed now. Go. Find this book. Read this book. Love and hold and treasure this book. This is exactly the kind of crazy, wacked-out sense of humor this tale has always required. Loved it....more
This sort of thing's been done before, but it's a cute enough book. Good old vellum. Always good for a larf.This sort of thing's been done before, but it's a cute enough book. Good old vellum. Always good for a larf....more
It's fine. I was a little baffled by the ending. So the moral of the story is, if people tell you you're too tall you should go outside, eschew profesIt's fine. I was a little baffled by the ending. So the moral of the story is, if people tell you you're too tall you should go outside, eschew professional training, and dance by yourself? Seems a bit odd....more
The background information is strong enough but it's kind of hard to distinguish this from all the other new baby books out there.The background information is strong enough but it's kind of hard to distinguish this from all the other new baby books out there....more
Cute enough. The art impressed me more and more as I read through it. Could've stood to have a stronger ending, though. I mean, didn't the kid just loCute enough. The art impressed me more and more as I read through it. Could've stood to have a stronger ending, though. I mean, didn't the kid just lose his one and only friend?...more
Cute. I'm a fan of the "message", if you can call it that. Just a good bit of Willems fare. Plus, the title make me crack up.Cute. I'm a fan of the "message", if you can call it that. Just a good bit of Willems fare. Plus, the title make me crack up....more
If you're into your Pinkwater then nothing I say here is going to change that. Fun, utterly weird and wacky, and Pinkwaterian.If you're into your Pinkwater then nothing I say here is going to change that. Fun, utterly weird and wacky, and Pinkwaterian....more
It took a second or third reading of this to truly get to me, but once I fell in love with this title I fell hard. A very simple, very lovely tale. LuIt took a second or third reading of this to truly get to me, but once I fell in love with this title I fell hard. A very simple, very lovely tale. Lucas is one of those guys with pictures too subtlely beautiful to ever garner the attention he deserves. ...more
Cute. Dyer's got a pretty simple style with this one and on a first reading it didn't do too much for me. After giving it some thought, though, I cameCute. Dyer's got a pretty simple style with this one and on a first reading it didn't do too much for me. After giving it some thought, though, I came to the conclusion that it's a nice way of highlighting the way in which people like to reach their own conclusions, no matter how crazy, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. And there's a big blue monster in it. That's cool too....more
Edward Gorey redux, I'm afraid. Overly familiar text, unremarkable pictures, and rhymes that only barely work by the skin of their teeth. Not much to Edward Gorey redux, I'm afraid. Overly familiar text, unremarkable pictures, and rhymes that only barely work by the skin of their teeth. Not much to see here, folks. Move along, move along....more
Honestly, I've never found a Tricycle Press book I really enjoyed. This is my first. Remember The Pop-Up Book of Phobias? Yeah, this is exactly like Honestly, I've never found a Tricycle Press book I really enjoyed. This is my first. Remember The Pop-Up Book of Phobias? Yeah, this is exactly like that, only it takes all the usual child fears and anxieties and exaggerates them beautifully. About the time you get to the lunchlady pouring gravy over everything (including the milk) you're hooked. Great visuals. Worth taking a gander at....more
Definitely owes a bit to Edward Eager, but doesn't get into the intricacies of wishing and wishes' consequences as distinctly as it might. Nice enoughDefinitely owes a bit to Edward Eager, but doesn't get into the intricacies of wishing and wishes' consequences as distinctly as it might. Nice enough but there isn't quite enough here to distinguish it from the pack....more
A fun read, but the real draw here is illustrator Dan Burr's art. Realistic pirates and a concentration on how, for some, it was just a job. The poetrA fun read, but the real draw here is illustrator Dan Burr's art. Realistic pirates and a concentration on how, for some, it was just a job. The poetry doesn't scan as well as I might like, but it's clearly a very lovely book to have in the collection....more
I liked it just fine, though I would have preferred it to be a little more similar to 100 Cupboards.I liked it just fine, though I would have preferred it to be a little more similar to 100 Cupboards....more
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