Jonathan’s parents trade his teddy bear for a toaster, so Jonathan must set off on a journey alone on a Big Blue Boat to find Frederick. Along the way, he befriends a mountain goat, a circus elephant, and a whale.A slyly humorous story.“’Hello,’ said Jonathan to a mountain goat. ‘I’m looking for a b...
I felt certain I wasn't going to be wowed by this book after all the hype, but it snuck up on me and WOW! Sweet, gentle, timeless, simple, classic, elegant, funny, wise, charming - I could go on and on. I love pretty much everything about this book.
1/17/2011 ** When I first skimmed through this book, I was disappointed that it had won the Caldecott while my recent favorite, JIMI SOUNDS LIKE a RAINBOW, didn't even get an honorable mention on any of the lists. However, a closer read revealed why it won. This book feels like a throw-back to GOO...
I wasn't impressed by this year's Caldecott winner. The illustrations are lovely but the story isn't interesting. Make Way for Ducklings remains the book to live up to for me, and this isn't even in the same county. It's fanciful, sure, but believable? Not for me. It's also so quiet that I wonder a...
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