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51st out of 179 books
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110 voters
Dash and Dart (Dash #1)
by
Mary Buff,
Conrad Buff
Simple rhythmic sentences present the first year in the life of two fawns.
Hardcover, 73 pages
Published
October 1st 1942
by Viking Children's Books
(first published 1942)
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This is a longer book, with a fairly high proportion of text, but it is subdivided into sections which don't require one continuous read. Spanning a year in the life of a fawn as it grows up, a reading with a child has the potential to give a child to voice their feelings about growing up - thankfully, this isn't even hinted at in the book, so neither should the adult reader for a child. The book has a little of the cuteness that baby animals, especially fawns, seem to evoke, but the book doesn'...more
The forest is great.
It is big.
It is dark.
Tall trees sway overhead.
They bend their branches down
As if they want to look at something,
Something in the fern bed,
Something lying in the green ferns.
When I was about right, I had a book that I loved for its pictures, a story about twin fawns in the forest. Somewhere along the line the book disappeared, and I searched for years, going through used book stores, looking for the book about fawns. I thought it was called Dot and Dash, but recently while sca...more
It is big.
It is dark.
Tall trees sway overhead.
They bend their branches down
As if they want to look at something,
Something in the fern bed,
Something lying in the green ferns.
When I was about right, I had a book that I loved for its pictures, a story about twin fawns in the forest. Somewhere along the line the book disappeared, and I searched for years, going through used book stores, looking for the book about fawns. I thought it was called Dot and Dash, but recently while sca...more
I read this one aloud to the Bud - it was longer, but he said he liked it. His favorite part was when Dash got his antlers.
Reading it aloud made me appreciate the poetic cadence of the writing.
I agree with Ed's review comparing the illustrations to old sepia-tone photographs.
Reading it aloud made me appreciate the poetic cadence of the writing.
I agree with Ed's review comparing the illustrations to old sepia-tone photographs.
This is the story of two deer. The illustrations are great, but the story is too long.
See my review at www.littlebooksontheprairie.wordpress...!
1943 Caldecott Honor
Great pencil illustrations.
Great pencil illustrations.
Caldecott Honor--1943
Read for #nerdcott. Reviewed in Caldecott Challenge Post #66: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...
1943 Caldecott Honor
Favorite illustration: An early picture in the book with a young fawn sheltering under a fern-like bush.
Favorite line: "Sometimes the fawns find great clump of mistletoe/That the winds have blown from the trees./And they feast and grow."
Kid-appeal: In many ways, it reminds me of the early scenes of the Disney's Bambi movie as we see the young deer become acquainted with the world. It seemed long to me and lacked any plot.
Favorite illustration: An early picture in the book with a young fawn sheltering under a fern-like bush.
Favorite line: "Sometimes the fawns find great clump of mistletoe/That the winds have blown from the trees./And they feast and grow."
Kid-appeal: In many ways, it reminds me of the early scenes of the Disney's Bambi movie as we see the young deer become acquainted with the world. It seemed long to me and lacked any plot.
Twin deer are born and live their first year.
Caldecott honor
Caldecott honor
Very nice book, with simple illustrations. I love the two page spread illustrations, that are almost like sepia photographs.
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