Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "watercress"
"Dragon Stew", "Watercress" and "The Dark"
Common to most children are the fear of the dark, embarrassment at your family and boredom. These take a look at these.
Dragon Stew
5 stars
Author: Steve Smallman
Illustrator: Lee Wildish
Five Vikings are bored. What can they do? There must be something new and interesting to do.
The five decide to go to Dragon Island, catch a dragon and have dragon stew.
The dragon is not in any mood to agree to this plan.
The story is fun. The ending a delight. The illustrations are wonderful.
The Dark
5 stars
Author: Lemony Snicket
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. Usually the dark hides in the basement. At night the dark creeps around the house. Then, one night, his nightlight goes out and the dark covers him. What can he do to make the dark go away? The dark invites him to find out.
The illustrations are stark. The colors are subdued. The dark is black and lit up by Laszlo's flashlight. They work well with the text to make the dark a bit scary, then not so scary at all.
Watercress
5 stars
Author: Andrea Wang
Illustrator: Jason Chin
A girl and her family are driving along when her parents stop. The family is out to gather watercress from the roadside ditch.
Anybody can drive by and see her out in the muck. Why can't they just buy food at the store? No one should pull weeds from the ditches!
The girl is still mad that evening, refusing to eat this ditch weed. Her mother brings out an old photograph and tells some family history.
There are worse things than a little embarrassment and those watercress plants are tasty.
Dragon Stew
5 stars
Author: Steve Smallman
Illustrator: Lee Wildish
Five Vikings are bored. What can they do? There must be something new and interesting to do.
The five decide to go to Dragon Island, catch a dragon and have dragon stew.
The dragon is not in any mood to agree to this plan.
The story is fun. The ending a delight. The illustrations are wonderful.
The Dark
5 stars
Author: Lemony Snicket
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. Usually the dark hides in the basement. At night the dark creeps around the house. Then, one night, his nightlight goes out and the dark covers him. What can he do to make the dark go away? The dark invites him to find out.
The illustrations are stark. The colors are subdued. The dark is black and lit up by Laszlo's flashlight. They work well with the text to make the dark a bit scary, then not so scary at all.
Watercress
5 stars
Author: Andrea Wang
Illustrator: Jason Chin
A girl and her family are driving along when her parents stop. The family is out to gather watercress from the roadside ditch.
Anybody can drive by and see her out in the muck. Why can't they just buy food at the store? No one should pull weeds from the ditches!
The girl is still mad that evening, refusing to eat this ditch weed. Her mother brings out an old photograph and tells some family history.
There are worse things than a little embarrassment and those watercress plants are tasty.
