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With its funky format, clever rhymes and funny images, My Pictures after the storm is a witty and inventive take on "before" and "after."
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Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 1st 2017
by Gecko Press
(first published October 15th 2014)
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Sep 21, 2017
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First picture sets stage and the second picture has differences due to some event.
Board book size creates a question if the appropriate audience will find it. I don't think there is enough for I Spy or Waldo fans, possible use for consequences. Rounded down because illustrations didn't grab me. ...more
Board book size creates a question if the appropriate audience will find it. I don't think there is enough for I Spy or Waldo fans, possible use for consequences. Rounded down because illustrations didn't grab me. ...more
One of the staples of baby books are those that look at opposites. This elephant is big, whilst this mouse is small. They help children to understand the world around them, but can also be a little dull. What about a more interesting book about cause and effect that looks at what happens before and after an event. You could start off gently by seeing what happens to items after a storm, but if you are Eric Veillé you can soon spiral into a madcap world of elephant stampedes and babies being born
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Children's books about opposites are a dime a dozen. Children's books about cause and effect, however, are a little more rare. This one using the interesting set up of a storm (what before the storm looks like, and what after the storm looks like) to establish some humorous visual gags. The colorful pages are sure to grab the eye of children.
Although some before and after pairs are very easily understood, like the items from the beach being blown away, or lunch being eaten, some of the humor is ...more
Although some before and after pairs are very easily understood, like the items from the beach being blown away, or lunch being eaten, some of the humor is ...more
What does a spotted ball look like after an elephant? A pizza of course! The theme of this amusing children’s book are before and after happenings drawn in simple style pictures is The pages are colourful, the objects easily recognisable and the humour delicious. The book has a cardboard cover and the pages sturdy enough to survive handling from younger children.
My four-year-old laughed uproariously at some of the situations but required an explanation for others. He enjoyed the ridiculousness ...more
My four-year-old laughed uproariously at some of the situations but required an explanation for others. He enjoyed the ridiculousness ...more
Loved it. Funny quirky board book.
Definitely one of the quirkiest picture books of the year. Readers will enjoy seeing the before and after humor.
What a fun way to teach the concept of "before and after". On each two page spread, Veille shows his pictures -- to the left is the way he normally sees the subjects, on the right is after something has caused it to change. Examples include "after the storm"... in which everything on the left is shown topsy turvy on the right, "after the elephant"...on the right they are squashed, "after lunch"...food is eaten (or not in the case of the boiled spinach!), "after some magic"...the frog is changed
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Before and after takes a humorous turn in this picture book. The first part of each pair of illustrations shows normalcy. Then something happens and everything changes. In the first pages, there are items from a beach and then after the storm things are tipped over, towels blow away, and ice cream falls. Lunch is shown and then after lunch everything is munched and changed. Other changes get more silly such as animals going to a hairdresser or mislabeled objects get relabeled or creatures eat to
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In addition to completely defying my categorization scheme, for reasons I can't describe (the sly, sardonic wit, perhaps?) this picture book made me think to myself, "Could that have been more French?" Not sure which kids I'd be successful in sharing this with, but I myself had quite a chuckle over it. And now I'm off to contemplate whether or not to add a picture book shelf here labelled...what? "Consequences," perhaps? Hmm...
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My 5- and 7-year-old and I all very much enjoyed this book. Some pages are just ok, but some are hysterical. I cut out a piece of black paper and put it on top of the right-hand side of each spread so the "after" page would be more of a surprise.
This book would be great for an elementary school or art teacher to use as a lesson. My son, on his own, created some before and after stories after we read this book a few times. ...more
This book would be great for an elementary school or art teacher to use as a lesson. My son, on his own, created some before and after stories after we read this book a few times. ...more
August 2017 - I put this on hold after reading something about the process of translating it, and Ben loves it! Each spread is a mini-story, and some are funnier than others. Sometimes the humor is in the before-and-after language, sometimes in the pictures. Ben's favorite is probably "My pictures - my pictures after a cold" - saying "badada" and "lebod" for banana and lemon has him rolling.
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Before and after ... calm and chaos. Thoroughly entertaining for all ages. Whimsical illustrations for younger people and quirky wordplay humour for adults. A great sharing-time book for families.
Fun book! This will be great for ages 3-Adult. On the left side is a set of pictures that change after something happens, which are reflected on the right side. "My pictures after the storm" is one scenario. Another is "My pictures after too many potato chips." Good stuff!
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If you don't laugh out loud reading this one, you need to get out of your serious mode more often. Much of this one may be wasted on the young...subtle humor, silly pictures...especially My Pictures After a Cannonball.
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Starts out as a straightforward "before" and "after" book, but ends with some humorous twists that reward close reading. Would also be fun to do your own as a group activity after reading. Who can come up with the most creative example?
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Unique and comical concept of befores and afters. The effectiveness is potentially diminished for US kids by the use of UK/Euro terms (in the nip = naked) and a loopy cursive-ish font. Worth a look for kids with an appreciation for offbeat humor.
Got strange looks in the bookshop because I was laughing too much reading this!
Would like to read the french original for some of the rhymes and wordplay; however the translations felt good overall.
Would like to read the french original for some of the rhymes and wordplay; however the translations felt good overall.
Super unique "before & after" picture book. Maybe a bit of dark humor... I would gear this towards 2nd/3rd grade readers instead of your littlest ones! But what chuckles I got out of this one! =)
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I found this a bit creepy for young kids, but older ones might appreciate the black humor of things being stepped on by an elephant or eaten by a crocodile. Also the words are in cursive.
I enjoyed the illustrations but I found the font really hard to read, especially words that started with b, p, and r.
Clever concept but didn't work for me.
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This was a hilarious book!! I need to add this to my personal collection. Extremely clever and witty. Highly recommend.
I always question rhymes in translated works.
Interesting concept of before and after, but a little too conceptual for a four year old. You'll have to do a lot of explaining.
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Quirky and hilarious fun.
Aug 09, 2017
Kristina Jean Lareau
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A clever, tongue-in-cheek "before-after" book that will spark a lot of dialogue! Great for one-on-one sharing!
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Pros: A clever take on before-and-after (nice STEM concept), each spread showing changes to specific items before and after things like: a storm; a practical joke; four mouthfuls; a cold; etc. Comical pictures of smirking goats and startled parsnips. Bright colors underscore the silliness. Interesting vocabulary. A certain scatalogical snarkiness.
Would pair nicely with Who Done It? by Olivier Tallec.
Cons: Cursive is hard for young Americans. All human characters appear to be white. Not quite sur ...more
Would pair nicely with Who Done It? by Olivier Tallec.
Cons: Cursive is hard for young Americans. All human characters appear to be white. Not quite sur ...more
This is a funny picture book that will help kids understand cause and effect, a hard concept to get across in a book. This does not read much like a story.
Fun book for discussing connections through eye spy, cause and effect, jokes.
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