Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "a-home-in-the-barn"
"Smoky Nights", "/a Home in the Barn" and "The Horse that Jumped"
Many people may think picture books are just for fun. This is true of many. But others deal with issues children may face.
Smoky Night
5 stars
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: David Diaz
Riots make the news with video of rampaging people and burning cars and buildings. This book is about a child and mother threatened by a riot. It talks about what they see and what happens to them in a simple, nonthreatening manner.
The illustrations are different. Each has some background as pavement or crumpled paper. The text and a painting is over this. The drawings have bold, black outlines like some impressionist paintings.
A Home in the Barn
5 stars
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Winter is coming. Already the cows are snug in their barn. Now the other creatures, both livestock and wild, are taking shelter from the cold and wet.
The illustrations bring the animals to life with their weeping strokes, expressions and colors.
The Horse That Jumped
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Thomas Docherty
Pure fantasy for horse lovers. A horse out having fun jumping over any and every thing ends up in a girl's bedroom. Together they go out racing, jumping impossible things until she floats down into her bed asleep. The horse is off again.
The images show the pure joy of both the horse and the girl as they have this magical adventure.
Smoky Night
5 stars
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: David Diaz
Riots make the news with video of rampaging people and burning cars and buildings. This book is about a child and mother threatened by a riot. It talks about what they see and what happens to them in a simple, nonthreatening manner.
The illustrations are different. Each has some background as pavement or crumpled paper. The text and a painting is over this. The drawings have bold, black outlines like some impressionist paintings.
A Home in the Barn
5 stars
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Winter is coming. Already the cows are snug in their barn. Now the other creatures, both livestock and wild, are taking shelter from the cold and wet.
The illustrations bring the animals to life with their weeping strokes, expressions and colors.
The Horse That Jumped
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Thomas Docherty
Pure fantasy for horse lovers. A horse out having fun jumping over any and every thing ends up in a girl's bedroom. Together they go out racing, jumping impossible things until she floats down into her bed asleep. The horse is off again.
The images show the pure joy of both the horse and the girl as they have this magical adventure.
