Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "concept-book"
"One Windy Day", "Dog Heaven" and "The Blizzard's Robe"
Fantasy rules this week.
Dog Heaven
3 stars
Author/Illustrator: Cynthia Rylant
This is very much a Christian view of heaven. It is probably to help a young child through the loss of a pet dog.
The dogs go to heaven with lots of room to run, angels to spoil them and special treats.
The illustrations work.
One Windy Day
5 stars
Author: Tammi Salzano
Illustrator: Hannah Wood
Fox is a postman. He loves windy days, but it blows his letters many directions. This is a concept book for words such as high/low; over/under; and left/right.
The illustrations are colorful and fun. The leaves blow. Friends find the letters scattered by the wind. It is a charming book.
The Blizzard's Robe
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Robert Sabuda
This is written like a folk tale for people who live north of the Arctic Circle. Teune sews robes for the people to wear during the winter. All fear Blizzard.
One night Blizzard's robe is burned and he falls to the ground. Teune sews him a new robe. In return he gifts the people the Northern Lights.
The illustrations are interesting. They seem to be done on crinkled paper giving them an almost stained glass look. This is very effective.
Dog Heaven
3 stars
Author/Illustrator: Cynthia Rylant
This is very much a Christian view of heaven. It is probably to help a young child through the loss of a pet dog.
The dogs go to heaven with lots of room to run, angels to spoil them and special treats.
The illustrations work.
One Windy Day
5 stars
Author: Tammi Salzano
Illustrator: Hannah Wood
Fox is a postman. He loves windy days, but it blows his letters many directions. This is a concept book for words such as high/low; over/under; and left/right.
The illustrations are colorful and fun. The leaves blow. Friends find the letters scattered by the wind. It is a charming book.
The Blizzard's Robe
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Robert Sabuda
This is written like a folk tale for people who live north of the Arctic Circle. Teune sews robes for the people to wear during the winter. All fear Blizzard.
One night Blizzard's robe is burned and he falls to the ground. Teune sews him a new robe. In return he gifts the people the Northern Lights.
The illustrations are interesting. They seem to be done on crinkled paper giving them an almost stained glass look. This is very effective.
"Lemons are NOT RED", "The Lost Children" and "Library Lion"
Sometimes picking books up at random really pays off. It did this week.
Lemons are NOT RED
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
This is a concept book about colors. It has thick pages with cutouts so the objects 'magically' change color from wrong to right.
Each section begins with an object or animal pictured in the wrong color saying "___ is not ___". When the page is turned, the cutout object becomes the normal color. An object with the original color is named.
It is a fun concept book.
The Lost Children
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Paul Goble
Many Indian tribes and other peoples around the Northern hemisphere have stories about the Pleiades. In this story the stars were orphaned boys ignored and laughed at by their tribe. They leave their village and go up into the sky to become the star group.
This story is to teach the value of children to the tribe. It is commemorated on the teepee smoke flap.
The illustrations are typical for Goble's books. They are beautiful watercolors rich in detail.
Library Lion
5 stars
Author: Michelle Knudsen
Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes
One day a lion goes into a library to look around. He loves story hour and begins to come every day. Soon library patrons and staff find him useful. Then, one day he breaks the rules and the desk person sends him away.
The images make the lion very personable and friendly. The library is made a place any reader would love to visit.
Lemons are NOT RED
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
This is a concept book about colors. It has thick pages with cutouts so the objects 'magically' change color from wrong to right.
Each section begins with an object or animal pictured in the wrong color saying "___ is not ___". When the page is turned, the cutout object becomes the normal color. An object with the original color is named.
It is a fun concept book.
The Lost Children
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Paul Goble
Many Indian tribes and other peoples around the Northern hemisphere have stories about the Pleiades. In this story the stars were orphaned boys ignored and laughed at by their tribe. They leave their village and go up into the sky to become the star group.
This story is to teach the value of children to the tribe. It is commemorated on the teepee smoke flap.
The illustrations are typical for Goble's books. They are beautiful watercolors rich in detail.
Library Lion
5 stars
Author: Michelle Knudsen
Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes
One day a lion goes into a library to look around. He loves story hour and begins to come every day. Soon library patrons and staff find him useful. Then, one day he breaks the rules and the desk person sends him away.
The images make the lion very personable and friendly. The library is made a place any reader would love to visit.
