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A friend of mine brought this book to my attention and I'm so glad she did! It is so wonderfully illustrated and I hope to see it win many awards. The author and publisher were so smart to trust the illustrator to make the book so special. It's just beautiful.
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The spectacular duo behind 2010's Spork has created another must-buy picture book, Virginia Wolf.
Loosely based on sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, Virginia Wolf tells the tale of a little girl who tries everything she can to pull her sister out of the doldrums. Her gift is an imaginary world, Bloomsberry, painted on the walls, and it works to turn her sister from glum to glad.
This is a multi-layered book that will delight children and adults alike. The adorable characters, raw emotion, and contrasts will appeal to even the youngest child, and the parent reading it aloud will enjoy the references to Woolf's writing, the message about sibling relationships, and the marvelous use of language.
Isabelle Arsenault is a multi-award winning illustrator whose mixed media illustrations add an extra layer to Kyo Maclear's marvelous words. Her use of black and for the ill-tempered wolfish girl and her world contrasts well against the colors of the world when Virginia is happy again. Her art is as much a tribute to the talent of Vanessa Bell as Maclear's stunning language is a tribute to Virginia Woolf.
Highly recommended for any family with a child who has tantrums.
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This is a lovely story with lovely illustrations. I placed it on my wish-list with my 2.5-year-old daughter in mind. She really liked it, but her brother was the one who fell in love with the book. He would go to bed with it under his pillow. The story of moodiness, of a sibling's love and support during the darkest hours, and of taking action to feel better, really spoke to him. I'm sure the illustrations also captured his interest; they are simply beautiful. I highly recommend this book.
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On my blog "Teaching My Baby to Read", I wrote about wanting to find a book that introduced my children to the real Virginia Woolf. I could only find one book out there that met this task, but luckily it was a good one.
Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear is something that both my 2 year old and my 7 year old have enjoyed. The illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault are absolutely charming, and the hand lettering is done in D'nealian, which is the handwriting program my son Bruce uses at school.
Virginia Wolf tells the story of two sisters named Virginia and Vanessa. One day, Virginia wakes up in a really sour mood and turns into a wolf. Vanessa spends the rest of the book trying to help her sister choose to feel better. At one point, Bloomsberry is mentioned. When we finally see Virginia's face without the wolf head, she does indeed have a very distinctive looking nose.
This book is similar in merit to When Sophie Gets Angry because it helps children understand "big emotions" and think about socially appropriate ways to handle them. I'm not sure how much either of my kids learned about the real Virginia Woolf, but they are at least going to be familiar with her name and know that sometimes she suffered from really dark moods.
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I absolutely adored Kyo Maclear's Virgina Wolf. Illustrated by the extremely talented Isabelle Arsenault, this is the story of sisters Virginia and Vanessa as battle Virginia's sadness and anger with imagination and colorful art.
I love that this book has the potential to inspire and guide not only the grumpiest, most wolfish child, but also adults who've also fallen prey to their wolfish tendencies. No matter your age, Vanessa's determination and the beautiful illustrations within Virginia Wolf's pages has the power to inspire and slowly tame the wolf within.
Key Words and Ideas: Empathy Learning to deal with and handle emotion Using art as an emotional outlet Imagination Compassion Sisters
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Charming illustrations and text. Good handling of the delicate subject of bad moods (or in the real Virginia's case, depression). For me, it was also a gift for my sister who was going through a rough time, so the story of Vanessa and Virginia was especially poignant.
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