juliaheagle's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
This wordless, Caldecott winning, picture book is well illustrated and designed. With it being wordless it is great for teaching children to draw understanding from picture. It also has a great theme of friendship and making accidents better. The bright colors draw in the readers attention and its seemingly water color illustrations are great.
misscalije's review against another edition
4.0
Really cute and fun pictures. Sorta basic story, and for someone who reads to kids...I can’t. There’s no words.
a_manning11's review against another edition
5.0
The illustrations focus on the little dog Daisy, and her love for her little red ball (she likes sleeping next to it). I think children will strongly relate to the sadness when Daisy's ball breaks.
The illustrations by Chris Raschka are beautiful watercolors that use each page differently.
Caldecott Medal Winner 2012.
The illustrations by Chris Raschka are beautiful watercolors that use each page differently.
Caldecott Medal Winner 2012.
zoes_human's review against another edition
4.0
A wordless picture book with charming illustrations that invites children to imagine their own details and has a quality message about replacing things you've broken.
Suitable for ages 3 to 7.
Suitable for ages 3 to 7.
froydis's review against another edition
5.0
Very touching story with nice expressionistic watercolors. Its got a very cute ending!
ctorms's review against another edition
5.0
Raschka's joyous illustrations not only encapsulate the darling personality of Daisy the dog but also seem to reflect the setting and characters as the playful pup might see them. A wordless story that nevertheless creates a bond between the reader and Daisy with its beautiful and emotionally charged illustrations. Although this book is a delight, the impressionistic illustrations might be a bit chaotic and hard to follow for younger readers.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
2.0
A Caldecott Award winning picture book. But I didn't like the art. And there were no words. The story itself was pretty simple and really didn't do much for me either. But then again I'm not much of a dog person.
iffer's review against another edition
4.0
The watercolor illustrations in this book are gorgeous, and Chris Raschuka manages to convey emotion and story in this wordless picture book with deceptive ease. The simple story is also one that will resonate with anyone who ever lost a cherished toy as a kid.
choosejoytoday's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty sure this will be the next "Weston Woods Award" winner (ahem... I mean Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video).
I have a hard time figuring out how to tell wordless stories in storytime settings, but I think this book would be an easy one for low or non-literate parents to "read" with their kids. The action, characters, conflict, etc. are easy to figure out, and the simple color palette and slightly "mooshy" (yes, that's a technical term for ink, watercolor, and gouache) illustrations leave plenty of room for interpretation.
I have a hard time figuring out how to tell wordless stories in storytime settings, but I think this book would be an easy one for low or non-literate parents to "read" with their kids. The action, characters, conflict, etc. are easy to figure out, and the simple color palette and slightly "mooshy" (yes, that's a technical term for ink, watercolor, and gouache) illustrations leave plenty of room for interpretation.