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187th out of 314 books
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The Two Reds
Hardcover, 46 pages
Published
June 1st 1950
by Harcourt
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Only three colors in this book, including the one you certainly expect: red (also yellow and black). Red the boy and Red the cat share the same street, with the cat looking for fish, including the boy's pet fish. The cat's grab from a fishmonger's stand and the boy's sneak peek of a neighborhood's secret club leads to both being chased, a massive pileup, and both finding their way home safely with a truce over the fish. Very expressive drawings, with the chief being the full-page portrait of the...more
I am in love with the illustrations of the boy and the cat in the first few pages - would love to own a print of the cat page. But I am not in love with the white children who dress as stereotypes of Native Americans in the Seventh Street [Smoke] Signal Senders. Sigh.
This is the story of a boy and a cat both named Red who become friends. I found the story boring and I was not a fan of the fact that there are white boys dressed as stereotypical Native Americans. However, I really did like the pictures.
1951 Caldecott Honor
Favorite illustration: The full page, image of Red the Cat's head.
Favorite line: "His real name was known only to cats. I think it was something like Mr. Furpatto Purrcatto."
Kid-appeal: I like the illustrations with the modern, graphic design-style, but didn't care for the story of Red the Boy and Red the Cat, who didn't really like each other. There's also some stereotyping of Native Americans as warriors, as portrayed by kids, that makes this feel very dated.
Favorite illustration: The full page, image of Red the Cat's head.
Favorite line: "His real name was known only to cats. I think it was something like Mr. Furpatto Purrcatto."
Kid-appeal: I like the illustrations with the modern, graphic design-style, but didn't care for the story of Red the Boy and Red the Cat, who didn't really like each other. There's also some stereotyping of Native Americans as warriors, as portrayed by kids, that makes this feel very dated.
Not entirely sure why they became friends, other than that crashing in to one another made it possible for them to escape those chasing them. Kind of a slight story. But the illustrations had that mid-century modern feel that's kind of cool.
Read for #nerdcott. Reviewed in Caldecott Challenge Post #36: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...
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Anthropologist who published young adult novels and a thesis under his own name, and children's books under the pseudonym "Will" in collaboration with artist Nicholas Mordvinoff.
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