The superhero conflict was a clever idea, but the strongest aesthetic moment in this book is the total absurdity of Know-it-All's barrage of random facts. It was hilarious. My 8-year-old Pearl thought the one about ducks on the head in Minnesota was worth repeating--I bet she tries it on kids at sch...
Fun text, dreadful illustrations.
Boy who questions everything vs. girl who knows everything. Quite the confrontation.
2/1/2011 ** This picture book biography tells the story of the first female zookeeper in the history of the Bronx zoo - Helen Martini. Set in the 40s, Helen first cared for a lion cub and three tiger cubs in her small New York apartment. Peter Catalonato's soothing watercolors beautifully capture t...
Sixteen kittens adopted by 16 different people, each associated with a color. Cute exploration of color.
I love the illustrations in this book but felt the stories were a little too abbreviated. I love the concept of the little terrier coming in to wreck havok on what we as adults know, but I'm afraid little children have no idea what's going on.
I bought this book when my children were little and Peter Catalanotto came to their elementary school as a presenter. Of course all of Cynthia Rylant's children's books are true "keepers". Love them all but this one is about an old man who is alone, and lonely in the big city. He wishes he were back...
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