Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "sea-rex"
"Noodles on a Bicycle", "Winnie the Pooh: Roo's Big Nature Day" and "Sea Rex"
This week was an eclectic mix.
Noodles on a Bicycle
5 stars
Author: Kyo Maclear
Illustrator: Gracey Zhang
This book is based on childhood memories of a girl growing up in Tokyo. Everyday men would set off on their bicycles balancing towers of ceramic bowls filled with noodles people ordered for lunch. They rode down the streets to deliver these to the various offices and other businesses.
It would be a good introduction to learning to stack and balance stacks to carry them.
The illustrations are colored line drawings showing the children and buildings of Tokyo in the 1950s. Note the curled tail on the cat as this is a Japanese breed.
Sea Rex
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Molly Idle
This family goes to the beach with a pet T. rex. Other dinosaurs are at the beach for a day of swimming and having fun.
Much of the story is in the illustrations. Some of them are humorous. All of the story and illustrations are pure fantasy.
Winnie the Pooh: Roo's Big Nature Day
4 stars
Author: K. Emily Hutta
Illustrator: Disney Storybook Artists
Roo is bored and getting in Kanga's way. She sends him outside, but he is still bored. Then Tigger arrives and they are off to the creek to play and explore.
The illustrations are classic Disney Winnie the Pooh ones. They are colorful, detailed and fun.
Noodles on a Bicycle
5 stars
Author: Kyo Maclear
Illustrator: Gracey Zhang
This book is based on childhood memories of a girl growing up in Tokyo. Everyday men would set off on their bicycles balancing towers of ceramic bowls filled with noodles people ordered for lunch. They rode down the streets to deliver these to the various offices and other businesses.
It would be a good introduction to learning to stack and balance stacks to carry them.
The illustrations are colored line drawings showing the children and buildings of Tokyo in the 1950s. Note the curled tail on the cat as this is a Japanese breed.
Sea Rex
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Molly Idle
This family goes to the beach with a pet T. rex. Other dinosaurs are at the beach for a day of swimming and having fun.
Much of the story is in the illustrations. Some of them are humorous. All of the story and illustrations are pure fantasy.
Winnie the Pooh: Roo's Big Nature Day
4 stars
Author: K. Emily Hutta
Illustrator: Disney Storybook Artists
Roo is bored and getting in Kanga's way. She sends him outside, but he is still bored. Then Tigger arrives and they are off to the creek to play and explore.
The illustrations are classic Disney Winnie the Pooh ones. They are colorful, detailed and fun.
