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46th out of 58 books
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Animal Masquerade
Come one, come all to the animal masquerade! The lion is going as an elephant, the elephant as a parrot, and the parrot as a turtle! Each costume gives way to another, yielding new surprises on every page, and revealing a menagerie of familiar and unusual animals. Young children will delight in the absurd and amusing images (who wouldn't love a ladybug dressed as a hippopo...more
Hardcover
Published
March 1st 2012
by Kids Can Press
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All the animals are invited to a masquerade, and they must choose the right costumes for the occasion. Each illustration that follows a picture of the animal shows it with a costume representing another animal; for instance, the lion decides to go to the party as an elephant, and he puts on a trunk and feet that resemble the elephant's. The elephant, in turn, chooses to go as a parrot with a beak and wings. The book continues in this fashion all the way through to the end. There are a couple of...more
From the Canadian author/illustrator of In Front of My House comes another imaginative, deceptively simple and completely charming picture book. The premise is the animals are going to a masquerade, and so they dress up as other types of animals, however improbable: "The elephant went disguised as . . ./ A parrot. The parrot went disguised as . . . / A turtle." The costumes are often delightfully improbable, as when the mouse masters stilts to become a flamingo. The porcupine who dons a rear add...more
All the animals are invited to a masquerade, which means everyone needs to choose a costume! "The elephant went disguised as ... a parrot. The parrot went disguised as ... a turtle." And so the pattern continues, revealing the newly garbed animal at the page turn. Just when the reader starts to get bored, Dubuc surprises with an irreverant switch-up. Surprising character appearances (Little Red Riding Hood, a three-headed monster) and author commentary ("The grumbly rhinoceros, who is actually v...more
The animals are invited to a masquerade and they have to come disguised. So each page spread is an animal and what it is disguised as and then the next one shows the previous disguised animal and what it is going as. I loved some of these disguises; the sheep in particular tickled me in its hedgehog costume, but I do think it went on way too long. There are probably twice as many pages as there needs to be with as little story as there is. However, the disguises are fun and the party at the end...more
Unless your child has endless patience, this book is not for you. Dubuc's art is the focus here - actually the only focus - and the joke of animals dressing up wears thin.
Had the paging been different, where the reader sees the animal in his/her costume, can guess what the costume is, then turns the page to find out, this might have worked well. Instead, it is all in the same spread and there is no build up.
Long with no payoff.
Had the paging been different, where the reader sees the animal in his/her costume, can guess what the costume is, then turns the page to find out, this might have worked well. Instead, it is all in the same spread and there is no build up.
Long with no payoff.
Adorable and clever in it's way. I really enjoyed some of the illustrations and the creative way the animals dressed up as something else to attend the party. This will be a great little book for introducing dressing up in costumes, or for use at Halloween. The list of animals dressing up does tend to go on and on for just a bit too long. I don't think this would work so well as a read aloud, but may be a good one on one story.
This picture book takes one long-running gag and turns it into a very funny picture book. As the animals get ready for the masquerade, they have to dress up in costumes. Each animal dresses up as another animal and then that animal chooses yet another animal to dress up as. It forms a neat chain. Much of the humor is in the depictions of the costumes themselves and also in the occasional asides that break the rhythm of the book for even more of a punch-line effect. Fonts are also played with as...more
This lightly humorous book goes on and on and on - but I've decided maybe that's the point. Just when you think we should be wrapping it up - nope, there's another one and yet another one! Seriously? More?
David said if I tried to read it in storytime I'd have to take a deep breath - he's right. I think I would also lose a big percentage of the kiddos, but it sure was a fun one-on-one book.
David said if I tried to read it in storytime I'd have to take a deep breath - he's right. I think I would also lose a big percentage of the kiddos, but it sure was a fun one-on-one book.
For kids who just never want to stop turning pages this is a good one since it's really long. The pictures are cute but there's really no story. I was hoping the whole time for the story to come back around to the lion or for some kind of fun surprise ending, or really anything. But, it's just animals disguised as other animals over and over again.
The Animals are getting ready for a masquerade. But who will dress up as whom? I loved this book, and so did my children. We tried to guess what costumes each animal would wear, but there was a surprise behind every turn of the page - some that made us laugh out loud. The illustrations are absolutely charming. It is just pure fun.
Evie loved this one even though, as others mentioned, it runs a bit long. The illustrations are lovely and clever. If your little one loves animals this is great as it covers a wide variety. It may seem long if you are the one reading aloud, but my little one started to anticipate what comes next and those are always fun reads for us.
When a lion sees an invitation tacked to a tree for the Animal Masquerade, he ponders what he should be: A cat, a chicken, a toad? When he settles upon disgusing himself as an elephant he sets off a series of over 50 other animals and their unlikely but very funny disguises.
Reviewed by Reviewer 19.
Reviewed by Reviewer 19.
Lovely, silly illustrations but what I like about this book is its potential for simple vocabulary/oral language building. Lots to observe in the pictures. How does each disguise seem believable or not? What characteristics are being highlighted. Lots of fun. Fantastic for buddy reading/sharing.
I really like the size and length of this book. I think its great for very beginning readers. The story is very simple but the size of the book makes you feel like your reading a much more complicated book and younger children could guess what's happening in the story even before they can read.
A fun and playful book where we get to see all kinds of animals (real and imaginary) getting ready for a masquerade party. It's too small a format to share with a large group, but it's just right for a grownup and kiddo to suggle up with for a few giggles.
Lots of reviews are saying this one is too long for the intended audience but I disagree. I would have loved this book when I was in elementary school. The size, the length, the illustrations, and the humor make this a winner for me.
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Don't ever think that your children are to old to enjoy a picture book. My eleven year old was practically in tears laughing at this one. Super cute, funny story about animals of all types dressing up as other animals for a masquerade.
The idea was cute, and the pictures were cute and fun. Enjoyed looking at them. But when it comes down to it, I wanted a little more payoff. I wanted some plot arc, people! Is that too much to ask from a picture book?! :)
Whimsical fun about animals going to a dress-up party. Play along...choose an animal then dress up as a different animal! Oh the hilarity the children could create with such a book.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Reviewed from a library copy.
The repetetive pattern of this book would make it a good beginning reader. The illustrations are clever. I think children will enjoy reading for themselves and finding the humor in the story and pictures.
So cute and adorable! I laughed a few times, so I think even adults can enjoy this book and its illustrations :) Kids certainly do... my nephew and I spent a few minutes deciding which was our favorite animal.
Each animal dresses up as another animal in this book about a masquerade party. Could be a fun art project where students take an animal and masquerade it as another animal.
A fun read. In my classroom I wouldn't use this book for an actual lesson, but maybe just one day when the kids need a short pick me up. It is a silly book in which animals are going to a masquerade. Each of them is dressed as a different animal. it is a very simple read. i think begin readers would love to read this book independently. The story would keep the children engaged and the pictures would help a beginner reader complete this book independently. Definitely a silly book and not very de...more
Brilliant! Essential reading for ages 4-6. Fantastic illustrations, lovely pacing, great little surprises along the way, plenty of humor.
Charming in its simple repetition, innovative disguises and witty asides. I can see detail oriented visual kids reading this over & over (& over).
The animals dress up as other animals. Cute to try for storytime. It's a little long, so may need to cut a few animals out.
This was a very charming, cute book. The various costumes were very cute and funny, and it was altogether a clever book.
Rather long, and there's no plot ... but it certainly is fun. Scattered asides make it fun for adults doing the reading, too.
I liked the story and the repetitive progression, but some anomalies (like Little Read Riding Hood) just made no sense.
A quirky Quebecois picture book about the goofy disguises (some of) the animals assume to attend the animal masquerade.
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