Welcome to Day 11!
And I’ve picked a winner!
YVONNE MES!
Come ON DOWN!
You’re a winner!
Email me your address (kathyellendaviswriter@gmail.com)
and Wumbers will be on the way to you!
I’ve never been out on a huge ship before.
We always took the ferry from Plattsburgh, NY (my hometown)
across Lake Champlain to Burlington, VT,
but I don’t really count that.
I spend most of my time in the water in the Monterey Bay,
so basically, I need to get out in the OPEN ocean!
This book drew my eye with the cover,
and I was happy to find out that it’s based on a true story!
Title: Heroes of The Surf
Published by: Viking, a division of Penguin, 2012
Written by: Elisa Carbone
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
Word Count: 1881
Pages: 32
In one word: High-Seas Rescue (yeah, I know that’s more like three words)
In one sentence: You’ll love learning about rescues and what life’s like on a ship in the ocean as you follow two boys throughout this story.
Favorite pages:
Likes:
- The texture of the illustrations. They’re very dynamic, which is JUST what you want when dealing with waves.
- First person account. It sounds like a journal that a boy would have kept back then.
- The details. There are many words in this book but it’s a fast read.
- You feel like you’ve learned something at the end too!
- The author’s note is awesome and tells us where the idea for the story came.
Learns:
- Again, look to the past for interesting accounts that can be interesting picture books!
- Waves can be illustrated many different ways! I’m going to refer to this book for that reason in the future…I love to draw down at the beach but always have trouble with the waves!
Alright Day 11!
More comment responding coming your way…
I love to hear about what you guys are reading, I promise!
It’s just my job is usually 10 hours a day, with kids, so…
sometimes I’m a little tired.
I know, excuses, excuses.
Anywho, see you tomorrow!
KE and SS
I like how these new books you’re finding have a lot of words! I read The Three Ninja Pigs again by Corey Rosen Schwartz since my kids had their taekwondo test today 🙂
That’s a great one! I loved it!
Tina, I read “The Three Ninja Pigs,” too! What a fun book!
This is too funny!
Triple coincidence…THE THREE NINJA PIGS! I reread this to prepare for an action-packed read aloud with my class. Great rhythm to the story and details in the twist. My favorite pig is the 3rd one 🙂
You guys are like the Three Little Readers…I can’t believe you all read it the same day! So cool!
Today I read “Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party.” Written and illustrated by Melanie Watt.
Another S. Squirrel! I’ve got to keep up with that guy..I’ve read a bunch of them. Thanks for sharing!
I just read MEMOIRS OF A HAMSTER by Devin Scillian, illustrated by Tim Bowers, 2013, Sleeping Bear Press, 1170 words.
It reads like a diary, a hamster’s diary. On Night One, hamster Seymour is new to his glass-walled home and writes that he has everything that he needs. Each day, we learn something more about Seymour, and he learns more about the Pearl (the family’s cat), Buck (the dog), and the rest of the house, with an emphasis on the must-see sunroom. Seymour plans an escape from his cage. Success! And trouble! (No spoilers here! Read the book.)
The author’s voice is funny and entertaining. The thousand-plus words flow too swiftly by. I wanted to linger longer on each page. Thankfully, the perfect and adorable illustrations invited me to do so.
Best line: “I can see Pearl pacing back and forth. She says she’s looking up recipes.”
Best illustration: Yeah, impossible to choose. I think I need to write something Tim Bowers can illustrate.
Question: Who’s a happy reader?
Answer: ME!
This one sounds great!
I love things that are written like diaries,
and I usually feel the same way, that I could read them forever and they’re never too long.
thanks for the awesome review!
I read “Crazy Hair” by the incredible Neil Gaiman. It will put your bad hair days on perspective to be sure.
Cool…I think this is the second time this book has come up.
Neil Gaiman is great…I’ll have to see if the library has it.
Tiday we read noisy nora by rosemary wells. Its been a favorite of mine since i was young.
I love that book too, Casi!
I met her last year I think and now have a signed copy 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Today I read two “Quiet Bunny” books by Lisa McCue: “Quiet Bunny” (published in 2009 by Sterling Publishing) and “Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors” (published in 2010 by Sterling Publishing) The illustrations in both books are among my favorites, especially in “Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors.” Both are very strong examples in my mind of what illustrations should look like in any children’s book about nature, stylized enough to be cute but realistic enough to be informative.
Good point about nature illustrations, LIly.
Never heard of these…I’ll have to look for them.
Thanks!
Today we read The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers. It is a very simple story but so sweet, funny, and thought-provoking at the same time. One thing seems to be true with most of the books that I’ve read so far – a very simple concept can be thoroughly entertaining!
I agree.
a simple concept done well makes for an excellent book.
that is a great one as well!
Today I read a recent library pick, “The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon” by Jacqueline Davies and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. A picture book that is a biography must be a challenge to write! This book is a success- it focuses tightly on a time from Audubon’s life when he was sent alone as a young man to North America. Details from historical sources make the young Audubon relatable to kids. We learn about bird migration and habitat in an interesting story, which includes information on some misguided theories put forth by contemporaries and those previous to Audubon. Melissa Sweet’s distinctive art is a beautiful pairing for the story.
I agree with you, Stacey, this book IS a success.
Melissa Sweet is so talented and the perfect illustrator for that book.
And the writing is done so well as well.
I loved that we got to see a lot of him as a child, and that the backgrounds had pictures of birds and things.
I’m thinking I did this one for 31 in 31 last year, but I may be remembering wrong.
I just remember LOVING the book!
Today I read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce. This book shows how everyone of us has a story worth telling.
I love that book, Pia!
I went to Waldorf Teacher Training, and when I graduated, I bought picture books for my classmates as gifts, and I wrote them a little note in each one. MY book was this one, and they all wrote little things to me in it. I adore it!
Hi Kathy Ellen, I love this book too! What a sweet memory you have of this book. Hey we are practically neighbors since I live in Monterey Bay! Maybe I’ll borrow a cup of sugar one of these days…lol!
Today I read “That is NOT a Good Idea!” by Mo Willems.
That should be for Oct 12. LOL
No worries, Debbie!
This book is really funny!