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calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
The artwork felt a little different here, but Ezra still uses bright colors. It felt very much set in the city. Peter and his friend are playing in some city space. They are having a good time when Peter finds some old motorcycle goggles. They are excited about their find. Then some older boys from the neighborhood come and try to take them. Peter and company scatter and they find a way to sneak the goggles out of the lot and get them home. They outsmart the boys. They feel like kings.
The children kept asking why Peter wanted those old goggles to begin with. They couldn’t understand this. I tired to tell them that back before having a 1,000 choices of TV shows at your fingertips all the time, children used to have to make up their own entertainments and you turned weird things like goggles into important things. They totally didn’t understand that. To them, it’s something to get ride of. They do play in the backyard and they use twigs and other nature, but not weird things like old goggles.
This is for beginners. It’s a lovely story. The kids didn’t really get this one. The nephew did like the fact that Peter and his friend outsmarted the older kids. He always appreciates that. There is also a Dachshund in this story and they love a dachshund. The nephew gave this 3 stars and the niece gave this 2 stars.
The children kept asking why Peter wanted those old goggles to begin with. They couldn’t understand this. I tired to tell them that back before having a 1,000 choices of TV shows at your fingertips all the time, children used to have to make up their own entertainments and you turned weird things like goggles into important things. They totally didn’t understand that. To them, it’s something to get ride of. They do play in the backyard and they use twigs and other nature, but not weird things like old goggles.
This is for beginners. It’s a lovely story. The kids didn’t really get this one. The nephew did like the fact that Peter and his friend outsmarted the older kids. He always appreciates that. There is also a Dachshund in this story and they love a dachshund. The nephew gave this 3 stars and the niece gave this 2 stars.
lmurray74's review against another edition
5.0
A tale of two boys who find a pair of goggles in their hideout in the streets of a city. They take them with them and then are harassed by a group of older boys who want the goggles too. Archie and Peter stave them off with the help of their dog Willie, with quick and resourceful thinking. The story is told third person, from the perspective of the boys. No adults are present.
pussreboots's review against another edition
5.0
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dlauron's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I have enjoyed some of the author's other books. The illustrations were still wonderful, and there's quite a bit of adventure here. It was just a little scarier for small children than his other books. Do the big kids always have to be bad?
luann's review
3.0
Peter and his friend Archie find some old motorcycle goggles, but then have to outwit some bullies who try to steal the goggles. So far no other Ezra Jack Keats book is as magical for me as [b:The Snowy Day|310258|The Snowy Day|Ezra Jack Keats|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173627696s/310258.jpg|51286]. Of course reading these books for the first time as an adult just isn't the same as rereading a beloved book from your childhood. The illustrations here are textured and interesting in a very good way. This definitely deserves its Caldecott honor.
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