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Jack E La Scatola (2011)

by Art Spiegelman(Favorite Author)

2.87 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

8889025980 (ISBN13: 9788889025987)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Orecchio Acerbo

review 1: Jack and the BoxBy Art SpiegelmanSpiegelman , A. (2008). Jack and the box. New York, NY: Toon Books.1. Graphic Novel Junior Book 2. In this book Jack’s parents give him a new toy. Sometimes his toy can be funny, but sometimes it is scary. Jack loves his toy at first but he starts to believe that it is just a little too silly. 3. Illustrations/Color b. The illustrations really give meaning to this story. It is done in a comic book like setting and the illustrations really tell the story. The author uses color to also depict the mood of the reader. When Jack finds his toy to be calming and fun the pictures are colored in nice blues. When Jack may be getting a little frustrated with the toy the pictures turn to yellows and when the toy may get just too alarming or si... morelly for Jack to handle the pictures are colored in red giving the uneasy feeling to the reader. c. This is shown throughout the whole story but one of my favorite parts of the book is when Jack is wanting to play with the toy, but the too is saying “no way” and the pictures are colored in yellow. Then the toy finally says “OKAY!” and pops out of his box, scaring Jack and the color of the picture is of course the color red. 4. This is a great book for the classroom; it takes such an easy story line and turns it into a cute and entertaining story. This would be an excellent book for discussions on expression, or use of color when writing a story. The students could also write their own comic book story using a simple storyline like this one has.
review 2: Age Range: 5-7Jack’s parents give him a present that surprises: a goofy jack-in-the-box with a mind of its own. Jack learns to play with the mischievous and obstreperous Zack. They both agree he is very silly. Spiegelman’s prodigious imagination paired with a simple, repetitive and rhyming vocabulary makes this a great choice for an early reader. Spare, yet graphically strong cartoons hold children’s interest and build sympathy for bedeviled Jack.Per other reviews: I agree there is something menacing about Zack. He delights in surprising Jack and he's got a creepy clown face. Yet for me the discomfort never crossed the line. I was reassured by Jack's response. He would be momentarily discomfited and then recover and laugh with Zack. I actually felt the story helped kids learn to be resilent.Really that is what lots of play, especially with 'jack-in-the boxes' is all about.Similar Books: Chick & Chickie: Play All Day by Claude Ponti, Silly Lilly series by Agnes Rosenstiehl, Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith, The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. less

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