By: Margaret Willey
There is not a whole lot to say about this well known tale that has been retold in one hundred different ways. I liked this version a lot because of the illustrations, and also the humor and the fun and interesting vocabulary. It was also told from Goldilocks’ perspective, so a good class activity would be to compare this version with another.
Retold by Katya Arnold – based on stories by V. Suteev
This was a fun read. There was not a lot to it but I could really see a child enjoying this. I liked how the text was arranged in creative ways that allowed it to interact with the story.
By: Carolyn Otto
I liked this book and it was very informational while still telling a story. It is very good for children with an interest in puppies or animals. I read this with my child study kid because she really likes dogs and puppies, and it was a big success. It was a good book to read one on one and brought out a lot of discussion and conversation. I could see this book as being good for the whole class because it could fit in with other units and other topics.
By: Jeanne Wills
I loved this book! It was very funny and I could see kids really enjoying it. It was very creative and would provoke a lot of discussion. The narrator, who is the main character in the story, has a very distinct voice that comes through clearly. This book was full of imagination and very visually appealing. There was a lot to look at but it was not distracting. The text was arranged in fun ways and the overall experience of reading this book was very interactive and engaging.
By: Tau Nyeu
This book was wonderful! I am new to the genre of wordless novels, and I am amazed at how such a great story could be told through only illustrations. The illustrations were beautiful and so visually stimulating. I loved the images and the imagination involved. Even though it was told using illustrations, it still left room for the reader to make their own mental images. There was so much to look at and so much to be said. I think this genre in general can be very valuable, and I will definitely keep that in mind, with this book being at the top of my list.
By: Stephen Axel Anderson
I really enjoyed reading this book. The illustrations were beautiful and added the experience of the story. It was incredibly creative and imaginative. It dealt with a lot if good ideas about looking at things a different way, and the difference between seeing what is literally there, and interpreting and imaging. I could see this being a really enjoyable and beneficial book to have in the classroom.
By Satoru Sato
I loved this book as well. It had so much great imagery through the illustrations and through the words. It uses so much imagination. I read this through a few times, and got something new out of it each time. It incorporates diversity in a non-obvious way: the main character is named Kaoru and is not the stereotypical white child that is portrayed in a majority of children’s books. The illustrations are fantastic. There are a lot of activities and uses that I could see coming out of this book.
