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Splash!: A Little Book About Bouncing Back
by
Maria van Lieshout (Goodreads Author)
Splash the Sealis having a bad day. He doesn’t feel like playing. He doesn’t feel like doing ANYTHING. Splash feels blue. Will he EVER bounce back?
In this warm reminder that hope is always on the horizon, Maria van Lieshout creates the perfect pick-me-up for anyone struggling to bounce back....more
In this warm reminder that hope is always on the horizon, Maria van Lieshout creates the perfect pick-me-up for anyone struggling to bounce back....more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
September 30th 2008
by Feiwel & Friends
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This picture book is apparently about recovering from depression. According to this text, if you bounce the sun on your nose enough times you'll feel better. The behavior of the depressed seal (cleverly painted BLUE) certainly outlines the symptoms of depression more than just sadness, but there is no discussion of why people (seals) can be depressed. Instead, the reader is shown that if you WANT to feel better and bounce the sun on your face, it will just happen. Pass. This is a treacly bit of...more
Is it the antidepressant Cymbalta that has those animated commercials with a depressed blob desultorily bobbing along, dribbling out a few tears, its flabby jiggle evoking the post-baby belly you'll never be able to lose? Oh no, excuse me, that's Zoloft. And, er, my problem.
Well, Splash! A little book about bouncing back is an awful lot like a Zoloft ad in book form. Splash is a little blue seal who is so depressed that the sight of him actually causes the SUN to lose interest in rising. Wracked...more
Well, Splash! A little book about bouncing back is an awful lot like a Zoloft ad in book form. Splash is a little blue seal who is so depressed that the sight of him actually causes the SUN to lose interest in rising. Wracked...more
Wow, just really not like or "get" this book. Now that I read other comments and the synopsis I understand what the author was trying to do, but I didn't like the book. Maybe I've had enough experiences with depression to just not find this book appealing, but was not a fan, despite how much hope it is intended to bring!
Mar 12, 2010
Gianna Marino
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone
Recommended to Gianna by:
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Splash is a thoughtful, sensitive little seal having a bad day. Don't we all know this feeling? Follow Maria's simple line drawings with splashes of color to find out how Splash the seal figures out life and how to bounce back from a bad start.
Sweet and lovely. Must read for all.
Sweet and lovely. Must read for all.
"sea lions, depression and recovery, very simple story, it's an allegory"
This is the pre-school picture book equivalent of a Cymbalta commercial.
A seal is down in the dumps.
A hildren's book about depression or having the blues. It is easy for your child to understand.
AR 1.4
AR 1.4
A little sad and despairing at first, but it turns around (as the title implies!) and becomes fun and frivolous. I love the cool blue gentle illustrations. There are also many variations in the text size which add emotion and emphasis throughout the book. Another lovely work of art!
This is an interesting book because the sun falls into the water. The blue seal wants the sun to be shining. He is floating on an iceburg and finds the sun. He lifts it back up into the air. He feels good.
This book about being blue (and getting over it) will warm and delight kids and adults alike.
Feb 18, 2013
Djs76
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2012
Malerie
marked it as to-read
Mar 03, 2011
Christine
marked it as to-read
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| School Library Journal Review | 1 | 3 | Oct 23, 2008 10:14am |
Maria was born and raised in Holland. She graduated from The George Washington University with a BFA in Visual Communications, and was Creative Director for The Coca-Cola Company.
She currently lives in San Francisco in a creaky 100-year old Victorian with her husband Peter and their son Max.
More about Maria van Lieshout...
She currently lives in San Francisco in a creaky 100-year old Victorian with her husband Peter and their son Max.
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