So I was reading the blog and trying to come up with a way to participate in the conversation in the next two days. Maybe some of you are currently struggling with the same dilemma.
Well here's my idea:
Last week, in the Thursday section we didn't have time to discuss the picture books that we brought to class to share. I'd like to hear about the books other people planned on sharing and why they chose that book in particular, maybe with a link to the book on Amazon so we can see at least the cover art. I'd also love to hear about the books shared in the Monday session as well!
Please respond about your books in comments to this post. I'll start!
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This is mildly anti-climatic (I realize now) as I can find no images from my picture book online.
However, my choice of book was Toby Bluth's Cinderella. As a child, I loved all Cinderella stories. I had at least five different retellings and artistic interpretations of the classic fairytale, but this one was, by far, not least my favorite because of the art.
The art is cartoonish, yet impressionistic. The characters are drawn simply, but expressively and the the soft, lit-up pastels have always caught my imagination. There is one picture that always particularly interested me, even as a child: the prince is out on a balcony of his castle, slumped over the window ledge. Outside the castle is colored in pinks and oranges, and birds sit and hover around him. He and the castle behind him are a mixture of grey-ish blues, as his crown slides down low over his forehead. The text right above the picture is this: "He may have been a prince, but at that moment, he felt more like a prisoner."
Looking at that picture and reading the text, I completely empathized with the poor prince. Picture books that create that kind of empathy are invaluable.
Great idea! I was upset we did not have time to share our books.
I had brought in one of my favorite books from my childhood, The Princess and the Pea. My family has really attatched ourselves to this book becuase we have a few Princesses in our family. The book is made up of royal animals and a queen that is looking for the perfect princess for her son. After a long search, the only real princess is on that could feel a pea on a bed that is stacked with 20 mattresses on top of the pea. This always reminded me of my father and sister that have ot make sure there are no wrinkles in their socks before they put their shoes on. If they feel one, they cannot walk more than a few feet without taking off their shoe and fixing it. The picture in this book are great but the message the author portrays is what has always stuck with me.
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