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2021 Children's Literature Legacy Award
By Kristen · 4 posts · 42 views
By Kristen · 4 posts · 42 views
last updated Jan 26, 2021 07:05PM
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A not-quite wordless picture book about a magical elevator button and the bond between siblings. Use this one as mentor text for teaching visual literacy. Or if you're looking for a book in which reading the pictures is as important as reading the text.
4/24/21 Update - My timing for reading this one was perfect! One day later and it's now a 2021-22 Star of the North nominee. ...more
4/24/21 Update - My timing for reading this one was perfect! One day later and it's now a 2021-22 Star of the North nominee. ...more
A touch of imagination tossed with a dose of reality. Younger siblings can be annoying. But also kinda fun. Especially when it comes to a magical elevator.
As you sift through your memory files, some of those labeled the first time are easier to recall than others. Some are clearer because they are unforgettable. It was a sensory experience as you looked at items not previously seen, inhaled specific smells, listened to new sounds, touched familiar and unusual things, and perhaps, tasted something unique. It was as if you had entered a distinctively different world.
These are recollections held by many who step into an elevator for the first time. Y ...more
These are recollections held by many who step into an elevator for the first time. Y ...more
Adorable story about one girl's curiosity and sense of adventure. Good mashup of picture book & wordless/graphic novel. Curriculum-wise, might work for inferencing & narrating.
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Truly breathtaking. And could lead to some super fun activities. I need to invest in a button for the kids to press ... while covered in PPE.
I adore all of Dan Santat's work, but this is in my top three! (With Ninja Red Riding Hood and After the Fall.) It's such a wonderful, magical idea, and my heart leaped to see Lily incorporating the idea into imaginative play. <3
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I really liked this book. It was fun, real and also imaginative!
Fun one!
Fun one!
Stellar illustrations. Great sibling story.
Nov 27, 2020
Holly Mueller
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Reminds me of Journey by Aaron Becker!
Such a CLEVER book! This one will capture readers' imaginations and make them consider what might be possible. As I read, I couldn't help but be drawn back to my own childhood when my sisters and I created all kinds of stories by pretending.
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Feb 08, 2020
Sara Magnafichi
marked it as to-read
Feb 29, 2020
Emily Scheinman
marked it as to-read
Jul 20, 2020
Debra
marked it as to-read
