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Ice
A gorgeously rendered wordless tale of discovery and adventure that is meticulous in architectural detail and bursts with inventiveness. Arthur Geisert's ingenuity engages the child's imagination as well as the adult's through seamless storytelling and zany wit. Invested as always in his porcine universe, here Geisert tells the story of a community of pigs that is sufferin...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 29th 2011
by Enchanted Lion Books
(first published March 1st 2011)
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Me and Arthur Geisert, Arthur Geisert and I . . . I wouldn’t say we've ever connected, exactly. Over the years I’ve had a hard time getting a grasp on his particular brand of picture book creation. I’m a librarian. I like categories and slots and easy ways to organize my thoughts on one person or another. Geisert sort of rejects that whole idea. His picture books work in and of themselves, but they don’t pander. You don’t pick up a work by the man and feel that it’s trying to ingratiate itself w...more
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Audience: ages 6-10 (due to somewhat more complex story structure), kids with a thriving imagination, inventors, the environmentally friendly or aware
Appeal: Piggies are always a good topic for children. They're just so cute! And, although I did somewhat understand the audience to be a little older, the images in this book are so stimulating that I can't imagine a 2 or 3 year old wouldn't find it enjoyable as well. I would call this a "thinking book" because it takes a lot of prior knowl...more
Audience: ages 6-10 (due to somewhat more complex story structure), kids with a thriving imagination, inventors, the environmentally friendly or aware
Appeal: Piggies are always a good topic for children. They're just so cute! And, although I did somewhat understand the audience to be a little older, the images in this book are so stimulating that I can't imagine a 2 or 3 year old wouldn't find it enjoyable as well. I would call this a "thinking book" because it takes a lot of prior knowl...more
Audience: This book is primarily for grades K-3. This book could also be for preschoolers. The preschoolers will not be able to make connections with the pictures like the older grades can.
Appeal: This book is appealing because the front of the book shows a group (or community) of pigs on an island with a ship. The title also does not seem to go with the cover of the book so this could spark an interest to know what the story is about. As you skim the pages you can see the pigs cutting away at...more
Appeal: This book is appealing because the front of the book shows a group (or community) of pigs on an island with a ship. The title also does not seem to go with the cover of the book so this could spark an interest to know what the story is about. As you skim the pages you can see the pigs cutting away at...more
The style of art in this book is right up my alley. I usually have some appreciation for a book that looks like it's already been around for a few years (I felt the same way about last year's A Sick Day for Amos McGee).
I shared this with my husband and he said, "Huh, interesting," which is a pretty lengthy response from him for a children's book. At first I gave this book a three because I thought the narrative was just blah, but then the book started making me think, all #hatback style, about w...more
I shared this with my husband and he said, "Huh, interesting," which is a pretty lengthy response from him for a children's book. At first I gave this book a three because I thought the narrative was just blah, but then the book started making me think, all #hatback style, about w...more
When the communal tank of fresh water on their island begins to run low, they do what any self-sufficient colony of pigs on a Northern island would do - they fill up the bag on their hot-air sailing ship and go off to find an iceberg to tow home. Geisert shows us just enough detail in the process of getting the iceberg home and transferring it to the island's tanks. It seems to be a holiday outing for the pigs, some of whom get to ride home on the iceberg. That looks like fun. Dumping the big bl...more
Doing a book with absolutely no pictures is difficult. David Wiesner is a master. But Arthur Geisert does a very good job here. Most important for me is that the story progression is pretty clear even without words to assist, and that is definitely the case here. A simple story about a community of pigs suffering from sort of drought, who then create an airship, fly in search of water/ice, and then bring that ice home to their community. I didn't rate it higher only because I was more entertaine...more
I always get nervous about "reading" my kids picture books with no words. Will I tell a good story? Can I do it justice? Will they "get" it? Usually it takes me a few tries to smooth out my own words, and looking through it before sitting down with the kids always helps. But this one... wow. What is happening in each picture is so unusual, Miles had many questions about what they are doing and what ice is and how are they flying that boat... it just sort of told itself. I kind of loved it.
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I think this book could win a caldecott award. The illustrations explain the story in great detail without the need for words. The book tells about many important aspects of life in particular working together as well as how important fresh water is. The pictures in the book are very detailed and done in a sketch format. The pigs are very life like, but have human features which makes them like cartoons. The pigs go on an adventure to get an ice berg to have fresh water and as they are on this a...more
This is a really delightful and whimsical wordless picturebook. I love wordless books because you and your fellow readers can make up whatever back story and narrative you want. This book, while basically a story about some pigs living on an island who build an aircraft that carries them to the North Pole to fetch an iceberg, lends itself so well to storytelling. Why do they need ice? What will they do with it? What happens when it all melts? What will they do with their airship? Great food for...more
Ice by Arthur Geisert is an inventive wordless tale about pigs seeking ice that features adventure.
A community of clever, inventive pigs on an island suffering from heat decides to launch their ship fitted with a hot air balloon to search for an iceberg. Finding an iceberg, they fit it with a sail and tow in back to their island where they cut it apart, pushing most of it into a water holding tank. Smaller pieces are used to cool sheds with fans or ice drinks.
This wordless tale is told with Gei...more
A community of clever, inventive pigs on an island suffering from heat decides to launch their ship fitted with a hot air balloon to search for an iceberg. Finding an iceberg, they fit it with a sail and tow in back to their island where they cut it apart, pushing most of it into a water holding tank. Smaller pieces are used to cool sheds with fans or ice drinks.
This wordless tale is told with Gei...more
When the pigs on an island need to find a way to cool off, they set sail in search of ice. They tow an iceberg home, and then slice the ice into bits to use in various creative ways to keep themselves cool. This wordless picture book pays tribute to the pigs' ingenuity and determination to solve their problems. The illustrations, rendered as etchings, show the pigs' air and sea travel and clever inventions. My appreciation for this title has increased each time I have read it.
I loved this one. Originally published in France, Ice follows 2010’s excellent The Chicken Thief in Enchanted Lion’s Stories Without Words series.
The book opens with a two page spread of a tiny island, massive sun looming in the sky. A small band of Gpigs are doing their best to beat the heat with lackluster results. Their well, which provides water to the entire island, is running low. The pigs spring into action, lifting off in their frigate-meets-hot-air-balloon vessel. They journey north, h...more
The book opens with a two page spread of a tiny island, massive sun looming in the sky. A small band of Gpigs are doing their best to beat the heat with lackluster results. Their well, which provides water to the entire island, is running low. The pigs spring into action, lifting off in their frigate-meets-hot-air-balloon vessel. They journey north, h...more
Picture books are always a tricky thing in my world. Will I care what's happening in the illustrations? Will I be able to even tell what's happening in the illustrations? Will I be clever enough to put together a story in my own head?
Well, as far as this one goes I can proudly answer yes to all three! I have to admit that the plight of the pigs appealed to my life as a Floridian.
Well, as far as this one goes I can proudly answer yes to all three! I have to admit that the plight of the pigs appealed to my life as a Floridian.
Wordless, horizontal-format, minutely detailed story of an island of pigs who are suffering from the heat and find a creative way to get some ice. This one is worth some study! Would be a great tie-in to a cooperation theme or narrative skills (telling your own story to go with the pictures, including the small stories within the large one).
This wordless picture book was interesting. You really have to spend some time with the pictures to enjoy the story, but once you do it is worth it. I love the concept of hot pigs transporting ice from an iceberg to cool off. Very imaginative.
Love those ingenious pigs Geisert specializes in. Good book to introduce children to the ideas that people didn't always have ways to cool down before refrigeration, and as a way to think about problem-solving.
Ice reminded me more of a graphic novel than a picture book. The artwork is done in a minutely detailed, antique style that is reminiscent of something out of the Art Out of Time comics collection.
The flaw I found with this book was that the hot air balloon ship the pigs made did not have a visible propeller yet it could fly to and from the location of the iceberg and back.
I thought that Ice had an old school feel to wordless picture book. The story was fun and thoughtful, and the pictures were deep and meaningful. Loved this wordless book!
I'm a sucker for a really well done wordless picture book. My daughter and I got belly giggles telling our own story to match the wonderful pictures in this book. You will too!
A very enjoyable wordless picture book. I loved looking at all the little details and figuring out what was going on. It would be great to share with a child one on one.
This is a really cool book. No words, just intricately detailed illustrations of pigs on the hunt for ice. Makes me want to read all of his books.
I have enjoyed the Fox and Hen wordless books put out by this publisher, but I could not get into this one at all.
Fun story told through illustrations in this wordless picture book. The detail definitely make this a one-on-one book.
Charlotte loves this wordless picture book - we went over it 4 times in a row the first time I showed it to her.
This was a very whimsical book about pigs. Their journey to get ice was pretty crazy and entertaining. I also liked how they used the ice to enhance their everyday life. The story was told completely through the illustrations. And the author bio in the back pointed out that these illustrations were made completely from etchings. Pretty impressive. I enjoyed this book, but it's probably not something that I'm going to read over and over again. I'd still recommend though.
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Not a huge fan of this one. Not sure if it's the pigs or the setting. Just kind of strange for my taste.
Wordless picture book with absolutely gorgeous illustrations. Glad I didn't miss this one this year.
Really enjoyed this wordless picture book, fascinating ideas throughout.
wordless book. It seems to have an economic or environmental focus.
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