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molly_dettmann's review
3.0
Young readers will get a kick out of this collection of short comics with many corny, but likely to make a kid laugh, jokes. The illustrations were nice. I really liked the fantastical ones that included a lot of setting, but the sparse ones with mostly kids were just okay.
turrean's review
3.0
Fantastical, brilliantly colored illustrations paired with gently humorous "short stores" (mostly two-page spreads.) All the little "chapters" are told in graphic novel / comic-book style panels.
arantzazureads's review
5.0
I loved "Any Questions?" by Marie-Louise Gay and here she continues her smart, rambunctious, detailed story-telling in a collections of tiny stories for tiny tots.
Slyly humorous, sweet, rich in detail, yet simple and approachable, this book is a perfect merging of everyday kid scenarios with imaginative kid fancies. Pure imagination food!
A great keepsake to gift as it will entertain for hours and many ages & perfect fuel for little budding writers, artists, and pretend-players.
Slyly humorous, sweet, rich in detail, yet simple and approachable, this book is a perfect merging of everyday kid scenarios with imaginative kid fancies. Pure imagination food!
A great keepsake to gift as it will entertain for hours and many ages & perfect fuel for little budding writers, artists, and pretend-players.
agudenburr's review
5.0
A super silly book written in comic book style! Has a collection of stores, each around two pages long. Would be better suited for a one-on-one or individual reading.
erine's review
4.0
An adorably silly collection of imaginative story bits.
Graphic novel picture book.
Graphic novel picture book.
tashrow's review against another edition
4.0
A series of cartoons make up these short stories for children. The stories are so short that most of them take up only a page or two. They are very short stories about imagination, becoming invisible (maybe), and whether there are sharks in the water. Other stories are about the speed of snails, the wonder of worms and the secret powers of mothers. In each story, children are the stars and they are busy asking questions, making messes and being creative.
Gay is the author of Any Questions? and it has the same energy of that book. In this newer book there is less of a focus, giving lots of opportunity to find something that captures your attention or makes you think differently. The children are questioning, sometimes rather naughty and easy to relate to. They make messes and figure things out. Readers will love the running snail jokes and the sharp humor.
Thanks to its comic-book format, the book is more for elementary-aged children than preschoolers. It may actually do better in your children’s graphic novels and find the right audience there. The illustrations have a dynamic feel to them, capturing children running, playing and creating. The loose lines add to the playful nature of the entire book.
A welcoming book of super short stories that is sure to appeal. Appropriate for ages 5-8.
Gay is the author of Any Questions? and it has the same energy of that book. In this newer book there is less of a focus, giving lots of opportunity to find something that captures your attention or makes you think differently. The children are questioning, sometimes rather naughty and easy to relate to. They make messes and figure things out. Readers will love the running snail jokes and the sharp humor.
Thanks to its comic-book format, the book is more for elementary-aged children than preschoolers. It may actually do better in your children’s graphic novels and find the right audience there. The illustrations have a dynamic feel to them, capturing children running, playing and creating. The loose lines add to the playful nature of the entire book.
A welcoming book of super short stories that is sure to appeal. Appropriate for ages 5-8.
bryonie's review against another edition
4.0
I won this book as a Goodreads giveaway.
Overall, I liked this book, and I'll be passing it along to my neices to added to their ever-growing library (it's what happens when you're born into a family of voracious readers).
My only real complaint about the book is that the individual 'stories' aren't really stories at all. They are more slice of life kind of windows into the mind of a child. As much as I hate to put it in these terms, I wish they had more of a message, something that the kid reading the book could take away from the story. Not the hit you over the head kind of message, but just something. I think I feel this way because there didn't seem to be any sort of conclusion to any of the stories; they just seemed to end out of the blue, and you turn the page thinking I'd going to continue but it's something new.
My rating is based largely on the strength of the artwork, which I thought was wonderful. Kids books live or die with the quality of the pictures, and this book definitely had that going for it in spades.
Overall, I liked this book, and I'll be passing it along to my neices to added to their ever-growing library (it's what happens when you're born into a family of voracious readers).
My only real complaint about the book is that the individual 'stories' aren't really stories at all. They are more slice of life kind of windows into the mind of a child. As much as I hate to put it in these terms, I wish they had more of a message, something that the kid reading the book could take away from the story. Not the hit you over the head kind of message, but just something. I think I feel this way because there didn't seem to be any sort of conclusion to any of the stories; they just seemed to end out of the blue, and you turn the page thinking I'd going to continue but it's something new.
My rating is based largely on the strength of the artwork, which I thought was wonderful. Kids books live or die with the quality of the pictures, and this book definitely had that going for it in spades.
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