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"Bears", "The Happy Day" and Horace the Horrible: A Knight Meets His Match"
From the fun to the unbelievable were this week's books.
The Happy Day
3 stars
Author: Ruth Krauss
Illustrator: Marc Simont
The concept is cute. All the animals in hibernation wake on a winter day to admire a flower blooming in the forest. This is pure fantasy.
The pencil illustrations deserved the Caldecott Honor listing. They are beautifully done.
Horace the Horrible: A Knight Meets His Match
5 stars
Author: Jackie French Koller
Illustrator: Jackie Urbanovic
The King has the flu. He sends his daughter to stay with his brother Horace until he recovers. Horace is a knight in a literary traditional sense fighting dragons, defeating armies and more. He doesn't know what to do with his niece.
She does.
The illustrations are angular and bold. Horace is determined to impress Minuette with his prowess and the images show his feats. Beside them is Minuette determined to get her way.
Bears
5 stars
Author: Ruth Krauss
Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
The text is a series of sentences or phrases. These could refer to many things. Sendak uses them to refer to bears
The illustrations make this book. The star is the boy from "Where the Wild Things Are" in his wolf suit. His dog is jealous of a teddy bear and runs off with it. The chase is on.
The Happy Day
3 stars
Author: Ruth Krauss
Illustrator: Marc Simont
The concept is cute. All the animals in hibernation wake on a winter day to admire a flower blooming in the forest. This is pure fantasy.
The pencil illustrations deserved the Caldecott Honor listing. They are beautifully done.
Horace the Horrible: A Knight Meets His Match
5 stars
Author: Jackie French Koller
Illustrator: Jackie Urbanovic
The King has the flu. He sends his daughter to stay with his brother Horace until he recovers. Horace is a knight in a literary traditional sense fighting dragons, defeating armies and more. He doesn't know what to do with his niece.
She does.
The illustrations are angular and bold. Horace is determined to impress Minuette with his prowess and the images show his feats. Beside them is Minuette determined to get her way.
Bears
5 stars
Author: Ruth Krauss
Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
The text is a series of sentences or phrases. These could refer to many things. Sendak uses them to refer to bears
The illustrations make this book. The star is the boy from "Where the Wild Things Are" in his wolf suit. His dog is jealous of a teddy bear and runs off with it. The chase is on.
