"Tree of Cranes" and "The Day Fin Flooded the World"
Both good books, but very different from each other.
The Tree of Cranes
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Allen Say
Told in first person, the boy is Japanese and, like many boys, sometimes hard of hearing instructions. He loves to watch the carp in a neighbor's pond even though his mother asks him not to. One day is cold and he is chilled. He is put to bed where he watches his mother fold cranes. These are hung on a tree which becomes the boy's first Christmas tree.
The illustrations are sharp giving the look and feel of a Japanese house. They show many of the looks of Japanese dress and customs. They have a beautiful simplicity that is not simple.
The Day Fin Flooded the World
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Adam Stower
Whimsey rules both the story and the illustrations. Fin is a very forgetful boy. One night he forgets to turn off the tap after brushing his teeth. It overflows and floods the world making fish happy and land dwellers unhappy. Fin's solution? So apt.
The Tree of Cranes
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Allen Say
Told in first person, the boy is Japanese and, like many boys, sometimes hard of hearing instructions. He loves to watch the carp in a neighbor's pond even though his mother asks him not to. One day is cold and he is chilled. He is put to bed where he watches his mother fold cranes. These are hung on a tree which becomes the boy's first Christmas tree.
The illustrations are sharp giving the look and feel of a Japanese house. They show many of the looks of Japanese dress and customs. They have a beautiful simplicity that is not simple.
The Day Fin Flooded the World
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Adam Stower
Whimsey rules both the story and the illustrations. Fin is a very forgetful boy. One night he forgets to turn off the tap after brushing his teeth. It overflows and floods the world making fish happy and land dwellers unhappy. Fin's solution? So apt.
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