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A new Picturebook favorite!
This is a great book with interesting plotting and illustrations. I like the artwork as much as the story itself. The old lady is simplistic in the drawings but expressive enough to be super grumpy.
Anyone who's ever needed a moment alone can relate to this one, especially parents!
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Humorous story and the illustrations are quite excellent. While the story's humor will go completely over kids' heads, adults are sure to appreciate this one (particularly if they are used to excessive daily noise and nonstop energy from young ones!).
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Lesson: we all need our own portable wormhole sometimes...
Dec 21, 2016
Natasha
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it was amazing
Shelves:
fantasy,
female-protagonist,
funny,
twist,
family,
graphic-novel,
juvenile,
animals,
moon,
illustrated
6 Skills: Vocabulary - samovar, matte, , sheltered, void, wormhole; Narrative skills - sequence and circles back around to the beginning, repetitive refrain and motif
5 Practices: Writing - different text size and font, trace line of yarn as grandkids play with it; Talking - so much vocabulary to talk about, figure out other ways to be left alone or get privacy; Reading - funny and beguiling images will make kids want to read it over and over
Calling Caldecott entry: http://www.hbook.com/2016/12/b ...more
5 Practices: Writing - different text size and font, trace line of yarn as grandkids play with it; Talking - so much vocabulary to talk about, figure out other ways to be left alone or get privacy; Reading - funny and beguiling images will make kids want to read it over and over
Calling Caldecott entry: http://www.hbook.com/2016/12/b ...more
Delightful illustrations and story line. Sometimes we have to be careful what we ask for.
like the story and illustrations. The knitting tie in is certain to draw some readers.
Dec 12, 2016
Janet
marked it as to-read
Dec 26, 2016
Meghan
marked it as to-read
Feb 15, 2017
Colleen
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Jul 03, 2017
Jim Erekson
marked it as to-read
