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cimorene1558's review against another edition
3.0
Lovely pictures, but I'm not sure this really makes a good picture book for children.
ama_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting illustrations. I wasn't impressed with the text.
spikecooper's review against another edition
2.0
Two pig farming children overdose on undisclosed drug and maybe die. Illustrations are great.
private_reader's review against another edition
3.0
It might be kind of a cheat to call this book middle grade, because it’s really more akin to a very early chapter book. It’s very short (I read it in about 30 minutes) and peppered with black and white illustrations so it’s obviously aimed at a pretty young audience. The author Alison Acheson (who was my prof at UBC) autographed my copy to my daughter who is 8. She read it once and then picked it up and read it again that’s a good sign. There are a few things to recommend this book. One, it’s one of the few kids books I’ve read that deals with the introduction of the step-father into a family in positive way. Many books have well established stepfathers (both good and bad) but often when a new man is coming into a child’s life the story presents it as negative, at least from the child’s point of view. The kids in this story seem genuinely pretty happy with their new dad, so that was kind of nice. Oddly enough, because this is a book for very young readers, I kind of felt like the stepfather’s story was the most interesting. It’s almost like I could read a companion novel written from his point of view, as a childless man joining a family with two kids and being “schooled” by his new neighbors on how to be a good dad. What do you think Alison? I also thought the street hockey and the other outdoor activities that the kids get up to were really great. Overall, this is a quiet but thoughtful book for less sophisticated readers that I think would make great classroom material.
iseefeelings's review against another edition
3.0
A joyful book celebrates both literal and imaginative adventure in the fairground of two kids. ⠀
Sheree Fitch's word-play capture the emotions of her characters playfully ("Hop up to knee knock rockety rock swiggle sway creak squeak rickety ratcheting up! up! up!" or ""Back and forth we swingsway / this-a-way wish away / sleepy-eyed night sky rock-a-bye", “Nighttime falls on the fairgrounds/ Dark’s glitter sparks a dare”). ⠀
Yayo's work is a really good fit with his humorous way to illustrate the book and his vibrant, high saturated colours brighten up the night adventure (I bursted into laughters when seeing a Ferris wheel shown with a giant pig at its center!). ⠀
I could feel the love between the siblings when the little girl told her brother to look at the stars so that he would not be scared to be up so high during the ride, that just melted my heart!
Sheree Fitch's word-play capture the emotions of her characters playfully ("Hop up to knee knock rockety rock swiggle sway creak squeak rickety ratcheting up! up! up!" or ""Back and forth we swingsway / this-a-way wish away / sleepy-eyed night sky rock-a-bye", “Nighttime falls on the fairgrounds/ Dark’s glitter sparks a dare”). ⠀
Yayo's work is a really good fit with his humorous way to illustrate the book and his vibrant, high saturated colours brighten up the night adventure (I bursted into laughters when seeing a Ferris wheel shown with a giant pig at its center!). ⠀
I could feel the love between the siblings when the little girl told her brother to look at the stars so that he would not be scared to be up so high during the ride, that just melted my heart!
reader44ever's review against another edition
3.0
Story: 2 stars - just okay
Illustrations: 3.5 stars - good
Overall: 3 stars - above average
I liked this book: I enjoyed the illustrations more than the text of the story, though. The rhyming of the latter seemed inconsistent. The illustrations, on the other hand, were very imaginative and creatively drawn.
Illustrations: 3.5 stars - good
Overall: 3 stars - above average
I liked this book: I enjoyed the illustrations more than the text of the story, though. The rhyming of the latter seemed inconsistent. The illustrations, on the other hand, were very imaginative and creatively drawn.
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