OK Go [Hardcover]

Carin Berger (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2009 | Age Level: 2 and up | Grade Level: K and up

In a world of go! go! go! go! go! it's time to stop! and find a new way.

Carin Berger's playful new picture book is a jubilant celebration of going green.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“The offbeat presentation will undoubtedly initiate interest among older readers, and the fanciful collages (made from recycled materials) will have artistic readers poring over the pages. A classy book that will have multiple uses in a variety of settings.” (School Library Journal (starred review) )

“This visual commentary on the fast pace of contemporary society and the environmental impact of cars and fossil fuels is powerful in its simplicity and accessibility.” (Kirkus Reviews )

“Berger’s playful take on going green introduces the simple changes even wee ones can make to lighten the carbon load.” (ALA Booklist )

About the Author

Carin Berger is an award-winning designer and illustrator. The Little Yellow Leaf was named one of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of 2008 by the New York Times, and in a starred review, School Library Journal called her OK Go "clever," "innovative," and "sleekly designed." She is the creator of Not So True Stories & Unreasonable Rhymes and All Mixed Up, and the illustrator of Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, by Jack Prelutsky, among other books. She won the Society of Illustrators Founder's Award in 2006, and Publishers Weekly called her "one to watch." Carin Berger's cut-paper collages are made using ephemera, such as catalogues, old books, receipts, letters, and ticket stubs. She lives with her family in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books; 2nd Print edition (April 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061576662
• ISBN-13: 978-0061576669
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,238,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carin Berger has done it again!, May 30, 2009

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Catherine Ventura (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OK Go (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book that is as much a delight to the eye as it is to the sensibilities. There is something for children of all ages so it is my new default baby and toddler gift! It's a book children will grow with and keep coming back to.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go get "OK GO"! OK?, May 29, 2009

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ilovebooks4kids (Somerset County, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OK Go (Hardcover)

Ring, ring! Who's calling? I think it's Caldecott!

Carin Berger's timing couldn't be better for the release of OK GO. With "reduce, reuse and recycle" on everyone's mind, her playful praise of being kind to the earth will encourage young children to go green.

Berger's bright, intricate collage had us mesmerized. The book begins with whimsical characters driving a fleet of cars: "GO!" My kids had fun pointing out how some of the cars' wheels were buttons and some were clocks. There's gizmos-a-plenty!

Every page is a delight to the eye, with fun things to discover. Berger uses recycled paper--images from catalogs, magazines, old ticket stubs--to create her art so it's like a treasure hunt. (Try to find her daughter's name Thea hidden in the book.)

With each page turn, more crazy cars and puffs of exhaust appear. The once azure background turns to steel blue, then gray, then fades out to black. "UH-OH!"

The cars come to a screeching halt and a character declares that she knows! She knows what?

Open the gatefold and the characters perform random acts of green-ness. "Use it again, Jen." "Plant a tree, Marie." The cute rhymes of thoughtful ways to help the earth gave us the giggles ("Use your feet, Pete.") Even though this is a short book, it gave us lots of cool things to look at...and lots of things to think about, too!

OK GO is another gem from Carin Berger and not to be missed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book, one with so few words, packs a whopping environmental message!, June 28, 2009

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D. Fowler "Dragonfly77" (Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: OK Go (Hardcover)

Everyone loves nice clean air, but look at all the cars "GO!" There are many of them. Some are small, some are large, some have only one passenger, while others have five, but they all are spewing out noxious emissions into the air. There are all kinds of cars. Puff, puff, puff! Clouds of cough, cough emissions are coming out their exhaust systems! "Gogogogogogogogogogogoggo . . . UH-OH! STOP!"

"Waste less, Jess,

Catch a ride, Clyde

Don't pollute, man-in-a-suit

Roller-skate Kate

Use your feet, Pete

Share, Clare

Save the planet, Janet . . . "

This is a book with a "minimalist" style text with very few words that carries a very large message to children and adults alike about becoming conscious about the destruction of our environment. The collage art work, made from recycled materials," is very busy and oddly appealing. In the back of the book are little sidebars that talk about recycling, conserving resources and how children can help. There are also additional recommended book and web site resources. Remember, "turn off the lights when you leave a room!"