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KidBook Nook: The Arrival by Shaun Tan: Book Nook Breakdown
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Thursday, August 5, 2010. The Arrival by Shaun Tan: Book Nook Breakdown. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (October 1, 2007). Buy This Book on Amazon: The Arrival. Today's installment is Shaun Tan's masterpiece of graphic narrative, The Arrival. And I purchased it straight away. Since then, it has gone on to receive well-deserved accolade and recognition for the masterpiece that it truly is. Posted by Courtney Autumn Martin. Labels: Book Nook Breakdown. KidBook Nook is a blog.
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KidBook Nook: Palazzo Inverso by D.B. Johnson
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Monday, November 8, 2010. Palazzo Inverso by D.B. Johnson. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (May 3, 2010). Buy This Book on Amazon. This topsy-turvy journey through a chaotic palace and back again is inspired by the drawings of M.C. Escher and indulges the child-like wonder of imagining what it would be like to turn the world upside down. I am familiar with D.B. Johnson's soft geometric pastel work from his other books (including. Know that these events are even all...
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KidBook Nook: The Umbrella by Ingrid & Dieter Schubert
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Monday, June 27, 2011. The Umbrella by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert. The Umbrella by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert. Written and Illustrated by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Publisher: Lemniscaat USA (2011). Buy This Book on Amazon. Propel you eagerly to the next scene. Posted by Courtney Autumn Martin. Labels: Book Nook Breakdown. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). KidBook Nook is a blog. Highlighting and reviewing noteworthy contemporary children's literature. H2O by Virginia Bergin.
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KidBook Nook: The Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz
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Thursday, June 23, 2011. The Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz. The Boy Who Grew Flowers. Illustrated by Steve Adams. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Publisher: Barefoot Books (2005). Buy This Book on Amazon. Sometimes, what makes a book truly inspiring is not so much the story as it is written, but the meaning behind why. It was written; the message it conveys becoming the purpose for telling it. Simply put, sophisticated writing that handles abstract ideas can often go over the heads of the intended young...
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KidBook Nook: The Hunger Games Series: BookNook Breakdown
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Friday, November 5, 2010. The Hunger Games Series: BookNook Breakdown. The Hunger Games Series. Reading level: Young Adult. Buy The Hunger Games on Amazon. Buy Catching Fire on Amazon. Buy Mockingjay on Amazon. Collins balances the roughness of the story as well as we could have hoped, creating a dark world with bits of light, humor, and glimpses of happiness sprinkled through. These breaks in the clouds are what makes the tension so bearable and the long journey enjoyable. Can go on after all. The Girl ...
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KidBook Nook: Disappearing Desmond by Anna Alter
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Disappearing Desmond by Anna Alter. Disappearing Desmond by Anna Alter. Written and Illustrated by Anna Alter. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (2010). Buy This Book on Amazon. Slowly but surely her friendship brings Desmond away from his shy, wallflower tendencies and shows him the fun that can be had from interacting with those around him. Straightforward and easy to read, the story is pleasing from begining to end. And are just plain fun to look...
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KidBook Nook: Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep by Susan Lendroth
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Friday, June 24, 2011. Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep by Susan Lendroth. Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep. Illustrated by Raul Allen. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Publisher: Tricycle Press (2008). Buy This Book on Amazon. An exciting new book illustrator to my eyes, and although the digital technique isn't perfect, I would look forward to seeing more books from him in the future. Allen is great at capturing subtle emotion which I greatly admire. Ultimately, it's a poetic, beautiful story about patience, hope, longing and fami...
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KidBook Nook: The Serpent Came to Gloucester: Book Nook Breakdown
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Monday, August 2, 2010. The Serpent Came to Gloucester: Book Nook Breakdown. The Serpent Came to Gloucester. Written by M.T. Anderson. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Publisher: Candlewick (May 10, 2005). Buy This Book on Amazon: The Serpent Came to Gloucester. Today's selection is M.T. Anderson's lyrical masterpiece, The Serpent Came to Gloucester, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. This is everything that I personally admire in well-told and well-crafted kidlit. Disappearing...
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