Mon, October 12th, 2009
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: The Black Book of Colors (Groundwood, 2008) is a gem of a book that flew under the radar last year even though it garnered four starred reviews and a prize at the 2007 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. How does someone who can’t see comprehend colors? Through his other senses of touch, smell, sound, and [...]
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Wed, July 29th, 2009
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: Poetry and collage art combine for a colorful celebration of the seasons in Red Sings from Treetops (Houghton, 2009). What’s not to love? It’s summer, so I’ll focus there. A bright yellow sun fills half a page of a summer picnic on a dock. In SUMMER, White clinks in drinks. Yellow melts [...]
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Mon, July 6th, 2009
Big and Small, Room for All by Jo Ellen Bogart
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: Big and Small, Room for All (Tundra, 2009) is a concept book for the small guys that is big on idea and even bigger on execution. It was a starred review that sent me on a search of my public library for this title. Lynn and I agree that the sweet watercolor cover art is reminiscent [...]
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