Books by Frank Viva
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review 1: Frank Viva has done a remarkable job of crafting the story A Long Way Away, and accompanying artwork that can be read from either end of the book. A young, smiling figure - perhaps an alien, perhaps a sea creature - travels from deep space to the depths of the ocean, or vice vers...
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review 1: This is a unique variation on the "Can we go home now?" theme. Mouse and his owner (perhaps) which I can't tell if it is a boy or man, but it doesn't matter, are on a small steam ship voyage to the Antarctic. Mouse is constantly asking the proverbial question while the "boy" enga...
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review 1: Well...this is an interesting one. This is the esoteric story of a man riding a bicycle on a long road. Children fascinated by off-the-beaten path artwork will love the illustrations, especially the shiny yellow road that travels through all the pages.However there is not one pie...
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review 1: This is a book that can go either way, literally! Even the end matter has been prepared so that it doesn't matter which way you start or end. There is a cute little creature exploring the world around, and you get the sense that the little one would like to go home or is having...
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review 1: Another book for the Mock Caldecott discussion. This is one of those books that's kind of a neat revelation. The text is simple and drives you along... but not as much as the road itself. I enjoyed the abstracted art style especially with the use of only 5 colors the entire book ...