Customer Reviews

The Walloping Window-Blind

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I'd never seen the poem before, so this was a first for me. The pictures are beautiful, and go along very well with the words...they are creative and up-to-date. Ex. For toasted pig, the captain eats a toasted hot dog, and for figs, fig newtons. I read the book to my 3rd grade students. They especially liked that the kids were playing the parts that would normally go to grown-ups. As one said about the book,"That's cool"! A good book to use when talking about the difference between real and make-believe, also a good jumping point to writing fantasy stories or poems.

I ordered this for my huband to read to our kids as it was a favourite of his when he was little. It turned out to be a different edition with completely different illustrations and updated more PC text. We'd have preferred ye olde one but this was still a nice book and turned up promptly in perfect condition. Book and seller were not at fault, it was just bad luck - but it was an excllent price so not much harm done.

a great redo of a classic, with up to date pictures. My grandson loves it!

The illustrations are excuse enough for anyone of any age to want this book, but the way the text and illustrations play off of one another is magic. The gorgeous pastels and the rythym of the language captivated our 18-month-old, and now that she is 3, it is still a favorite. This is one we are always happy to read aloud, no matter how many repetitions are requested. Thank you, Jim LaMarche!

This presentation of the classic nonsense poem is not as good as pervious publications of it as a song. Previously, the song carried a fun tune, and the illustrations actually followed the story well. In this version, the illustrations follow the story in only the vaguest way. Using children as the crew, and the use of vibrant colors, would have worked well had the illustrations actually matched the text.

Sometimes newer approaches are just not better.