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Magnificent Children: December 2004
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Friday, December 10, 2004. Jeffers, Oliver: How to Catch a Star. Originally posted December 10, 2004. One of the books Helena received for her birthday is. How to Catch a Star. It reminds me a lot of. Kitten's First Full Moon. By Kevin Henkes (which is extraordinary. By the way, and finding a place on lots of year-end best-children's-books lists), in the naive attempts, and failures, of our heroes to reach the sky. While the Henkes book is romantic, the Jeffers is adventurous. How to Catch a Star. Spires...
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Magnificent Children: July 2004
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Wednesday, July 14, 2004. Davis, Aubrey: The Enormous Potato. Originally posted July 14, 2004. Helena has a favourite book. As if it suddenly occurs to her, a smile spreads across her face and she repeats, "Patate. Pata. Patate." She scrambles for her copy of. We received this book as gift. It is the French translation of the English text,. This is a retelling of an old folktale, The Great Big Enormous Turnip, credited to Alexei Tolstoy. I can't imagine the English version having the same grab. Neither d...
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Magnificent Children: May 2004
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Sunday, May 23, 2004. Henkes, Kevin: Kitten's First Full Moon. Originally posted May 23, 2004. My sister had a present for Helena, a book I'd espied earlier this month. It reminds us both of a book from my own childhood,. And illustrated by Janusz Grabianski. Full of whimsy and wonder, text and illustrations both.). Kitten's First Full Moon. Is utterly charming. Henkes has the inspired notion that Kitten sees the round white moon as the ultimate bowl of milk. The New York Times. The world is quiet here.
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Magnificent Children: April 2004
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Tuesday, April 27, 2004. Degan, Bruce: Jamberry. Originally posted April 27, 2004. Helena is not quite one and a half years old.). On the recommendations of people I barely know (but whom I know better than Amazon reviewers and whom I trust more than some friends, who've exhibited faulty judgement), we came away with. By Bruce Degan, and. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle. By all early indications: they're perfect. Posted by Isabella Kratynski at 12:00 AM.
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Magnificent Children: October 2004
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004. Spires, Elizabeth: The Mouse of Amherst. Originally posted October 20, 2004.). I picked it out of the bargain bin for its delicate illustrations. The Mouse of Amherst. By Elizabeth Spires, illustrated by Claire A. Nivala, is an odd little tale. This mouse is a really sweet mouse, trying to make her way in the world, to know her heart, privileged enough to find housing in the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom. I was never a fan of Emily Dickinson. Perhaps that expla...
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Magnificent Children: January 2005
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005. Rathman, Peggy: Bootsie Barker Bites. Originally posted January 18, 2005. We're reading Bootsie Barker Bites, illustrated by Peggy Rathmann. Although it's recommended for ages 4 8, it's perfect read-aloud material. This book, a delight. Helena loves it. She says "Bootsie" with a charming French accent. My only concern is that Helena seems to identify more with Bootsie than with the intended protagonist, the terrorized narrator. (Our fault, I guess, for encouraging H...Originall...
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Magnificent Children: September 2004
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Friday, September 24, 2004. Kotzwinkle, William: Walter the Farting Dog. Originally posted September 24, 2004. I can't stand that dog the farting one. A huge, international marketing phenomenon" he may be, but cuddly? I didn't know there was a sequel, but it seems plenty of people do. And a Latin edition. Next month there'll be a toy Walter dog in the stores. And it farts. Ugh. I'm none of those. As for the farts, I'm not disgusted or repelled. I just don't think it's funny. I understand making l...The S...
