The author of Night Becomes Day presents a clever story of unforeseen events and inevitable consequences, triggered by a sister's doll that mysteriously falls from a window.
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From Publishers Weekly
As in McGuire's Night Becomes Day and The Orange Book, stylish retro graphics are the main event in this picture book, its whirlwind plot notwithstanding. Early on, a not-so-innocent-looking boy stands next to an open window in New York City ("When he was asked if he had seen his sister's doll, he said 'no'"). Meanwhile, a stick-figure-style doll-its mouth set in a nervous line and its three blue hairs standing on end-ricochets off the street, nearly causes a traffic accident and lands on a box heading out to sea. The doll's itinerary, charted on a map on the endpapers, includes Casablanca, Shanghai and San Francisco, with stops on a ship and a plane along the way; the doll bumps into a leaping camel in Cairo and a green-and-red snake in Bombay. In the end the toy bounces back through the New York window, popping the culprit upside the head ("And POW! What goes around comes around"). McGuire's compositions pair static silhouettes with line drawings and gestural sketches that suggest perpetual motion; all the images are geometric and stencil-perfect, softened by grainy colored-pencil details and an abundance of white negative space. His spreads give a wide angle on the action, and his wide-eyed, startled animals-among them an elephant and a honking red bird-add to the sense of urgency. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2?Through a stilted text, readers follow the results of a young boy throwing his sister's doll out of a fourth-story window. The fallen object startles people, causes accidents, floats out to sea, rides in a balloon and, after various other encounters, ends up bouncing back through the window "And POW!" hits the boy on the head, thus proving the maxim, What Goes around Comes Around. McGuire's bright, colorful mixed-medium illustrations are reminiscent of Leonard Weisgard's work, with line drawings and primary colors against lots of white space. The pictures are eye-catching, but static and flat. This is an "artsy" book with little child appeal. The story is illogical and confusing, and the text is sparse and jumpy. Let this one keep on going. There is not much here to hold on to.?Beth Tegart, Oneida City Schools, NY
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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the "professional" reviewer is missing the point...,
By spark*l (southwest u.s.a.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What Goes Around Comes Around (Hardcover)
i've owned this book for a decade, and it's one of my favorite to share
with young readers... for *the message* ... this is ~the golden rule~ in action that a child can relate to, through incredulous and arguably 'static' drawings. (i prefer to say bold, graphically illustrated instead.) how else can we discuss 'reaping what you sow' with youngsters? this is a great opening to that concept... plus, you can use the phrase ~what goes around, comes around~ in the future, and they'll know exactly what you're talking about~! ... :)* p.s. i reserve 5 stars for the truly exceptional only.
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This review is from: What Goes Around Comes Around (Hardcover)
My four year old neice recited the entire book from memory last time I saw her. I guess she loves it.
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