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Review Date: 5/17/2007
Helpful Score: 1
A small bear uses every excuse possible to avoid going to bed!!!
A cute read!!!
A cute read!!!
Review Date: 5/17/2007
From the back of the book...
"Everyone's always saying how frail and delicate Cynthia is. And so her parents pack her off to the country, hoping the fresh air will do the poor child some good. But Cynthia gets more fresh air than she bargained for when the gazebo she's hiding in washes out to sea and is stormed by a crew of ferocious buccaneers..."
A cute read!
"Everyone's always saying how frail and delicate Cynthia is. And so her parents pack her off to the country, hoping the fresh air will do the poor child some good. But Cynthia gets more fresh air than she bargained for when the gazebo she's hiding in washes out to sea and is stormed by a crew of ferocious buccaneers..."
A cute read!
Review Date: 5/16/2007
Helpful Score: 1
From the back:
"This delicate, sensitive story reflects a classic theme in children's literature - the need to set something free in order to keep it... The tale is embellished with lovely, wistful pencil drawings of the boy and his friends leaping about in the twilight and of his expressive face showing his mingled joy and sadness. A simple, basic story, very gracefully presented."
"This delicate, sensitive story reflects a classic theme in children's literature - the need to set something free in order to keep it... The tale is embellished with lovely, wistful pencil drawings of the boy and his friends leaping about in the twilight and of his expressive face showing his mingled joy and sadness. A simple, basic story, very gracefully presented."
Review Date: 6/14/2007
From back of book:
The journal of a fourteen-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.
The journal of a fourteen-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.
Review Date: 6/14/2007
Helpful Score: 1
PreSchool-Grade 3 Martha's grandfather is celebrating his 89th birthday, and she has crafted a card with the words ``Happy Birthday, Grampie. I Love You'' on it. The words are textured so that he can feel them with his fingers, as he is blind. Martha is worried all the way to the nursing home because her grandfather has been speaking only in his native Swedish lately, and she doesn't know if he will be able to understand the card. Soft transparent realistic watercolors match the story's gentle mood, which is reminiscent of the author's Karin's Christmas Walk (Dial, 1980) in reaffirming the bonds of family love. Although similar to Patricia MacLachlan's Through Grandpa's Eyes (Harper, 1980) in its sensitive treatment of the theme of the blindness of a grandfather, this is also a satisfying and rewarding portrayal of a family's treasured moments.
Review Date: 5/16/2007
Helpful Score: 1
A sweet story about how everything has a house and how the earth is a house for us all.
Review Date: 6/14/2007
From Kirkus Reviews:
Aaji, Rajiv's grandmother, fondly recalls having a piece of salmon ``for witness'' on Good Friday. Times in Trinidad are harder now, and Aaji has no hope of tasting salmon again. Rajiv sets out to find at least a tin of salmon as a special gift for her, because it is also her birthday. He asks everyone he can think of to allow him to work in exchange for salmon, but no one can help. He finally goes to the home of his teacher and trades an afternoon of weeding for his prize. Rahaman (O Christmas Tree, 1996, etc.) makes central to Rajiv's tale a simplicity of existence, respect for elders, and the notion that hard work has its rewards, in striking contrast to the life most US readers know. Unfortunately, the longwinded narrative is often overwhelmed with detailed descriptions of foods and customs that turn the tale into a social studies lesson, and an uplifting ending can't entirely redeem the rambling plot. The quietly understated pastel illustrations match the tone of the story, employing savory melons, pinks, and golds as warm backgrounds, rather than panoramic scenes of Trinidad. Using a tight focus of faces, the illustrator highlights Rajiv, a compelling character lost within his own story.
Aaji, Rajiv's grandmother, fondly recalls having a piece of salmon ``for witness'' on Good Friday. Times in Trinidad are harder now, and Aaji has no hope of tasting salmon again. Rajiv sets out to find at least a tin of salmon as a special gift for her, because it is also her birthday. He asks everyone he can think of to allow him to work in exchange for salmon, but no one can help. He finally goes to the home of his teacher and trades an afternoon of weeding for his prize. Rahaman (O Christmas Tree, 1996, etc.) makes central to Rajiv's tale a simplicity of existence, respect for elders, and the notion that hard work has its rewards, in striking contrast to the life most US readers know. Unfortunately, the longwinded narrative is often overwhelmed with detailed descriptions of foods and customs that turn the tale into a social studies lesson, and an uplifting ending can't entirely redeem the rambling plot. The quietly understated pastel illustrations match the tone of the story, employing savory melons, pinks, and golds as warm backgrounds, rather than panoramic scenes of Trinidad. Using a tight focus of faces, the illustrator highlights Rajiv, a compelling character lost within his own story.
Review Date: 5/16/2007
Helpful Score: 2
A sweet story about a little boy with a big imagination!
Review Date: 6/14/2007
Even though Sadie's song is only one syllable, it means many things to her and her mother as they go for a walk.
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