by Laura Numeroff
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by Laura Numeroff
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by Laura Numeroff
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by Laura Numeroff
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by Laura Numeroff
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From Publishers Weekly
The title of Numeroff's (If You Give a Pig a Pancake) uneven collection of verse represents the first line of her opening poem, which goes on to speculate: "Do lions use irons,/ Can chickens read Dickens,/ Do horses take courses,/ Can beavers be weavers...." Unfortunately, its whimsy and lively cadence appear in few of the subsequent poems, all written in the voice of a cheerful girl. Aided considerably by Bowers's (Six Voyages of Pleasant Field Mouse) lifelike oil paintings, the verses do capture the child's likable personality. Yet they come up short in both inventiveness and composition. For instance, despite its kid-pleasing theme, "On Halloween" reads as a lackluster listing of costumes worn by the narrator's friends. On a number of occasions, rhythm falters and rhyme schemes get lost, as in the inaugural stanza of "A Day at the Beach": "This summer when I go to the beach/ I'd like to collect some shells./ I'll string them together and hang them at home/ So when the wind blows they'll sound like bells." Bowers's illustrations provide a narrative through line, incorporating various members of the girl's household as well as images that range from the fanciful (a meticulously clipped poodle slops up pasta, a beaver happily weaves a basket) to the realistic (at bedtime, the girl perches on her bed, hugging her dolls and stuffed animals). This book's graphics will linger in children's memories longer than its verse. Ages 4-8. (May)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-Through her many picture books, Numeroff has proven that she has a unique grasp of a child's perspective. Unfortunately, in this book of poems her keen voice is completely undermined by clunky and uninspired rhyming verse. A young narrator introduces readers to the many aspects of her busy life: her dog, her grandparents, a trip to the museum, being sick in bed. The activities and thoughts portrayed are all on target, but the language is lackluster: "We read from my book/About a house with a ghost/Until it scares us too much,/Then we go have some toast." Each poem reads as if the rhyme had driven the composition, tripping up both the content and the meter. Bowers's warm oil paintings, soft edged and detailed, end up conveying all of the emotion in the book.
Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The title of Numeroff's (If You Give a Pig a Pancake) uneven collection of verse represents the first line of her opening poem, which goes on to speculate: "Do lions use irons,/ Can chickens read Dickens,/ Do horses take courses,/ Can beavers be weavers...." Unfortunately, its whimsy and lively cadence appear in few of the subsequent poems, all written in the voice of a cheerful girl. Aided considerably by Bowers's (Six Voyages of Pleasant Field Mouse) lifelike oil paintings, the verses do capture the child's likable personality. Yet they come up short in both inventiveness and composition. For instance, despite its kid-pleasing theme, "On Halloween" reads as a lackluster listing of costumes worn by the narrator's friends. On a number of occasions, rhythm falters and rhyme schemes get lost, as in the inaugural stanza of "A Day at the Beach": "This summer when I go to the beach/ I'd like to collect some shells./ I'll string them together and hang them at home/ So when the wind blows they'll sound like bells." Bowers's illustrations provide a narrative through line, incorporating various members of the girl's household as well as images that range from the fanciful (a meticulously clipped poodle slops up pasta, a beaver happily weaves a basket) to the realistic (at bedtime, the girl perches on her bed, hugging her dolls and stuffed animals). This book's graphics will linger in children's memories longer than its verse. Ages 4-8. (May)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-Through her many picture books, Numeroff has proven that she has a unique grasp of a child's perspective. Unfortunately, in this book of poems her keen voice is completely undermined by clunky and uninspired rhyming verse. A young narrator introduces readers to the many aspects of her busy life: her dog, her grandparents, a trip to the museum, being sick in bed. The activities and thoughts portrayed are all on target, but the language is lackluster: "We read from my book/About a house with a ghost/Until it scares us too much,/Then we go have some toast." Each poem reads as if the rhyme had driven the composition, tripping up both the content and the meter. Bowers's warm oil paintings, soft edged and detailed, end up conveying all of the emotion in the book.
Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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