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The Thingamabob. Il Sung Na (2008)

by Il Sung Na(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1845393619 (ISBN13: 9781845393618)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Meadowside Children's Books

review 1: The text in this book is cute, but for us, the art is the real "draw". (Pun intended.) The main character is one of the oddest, cleverest, funniest, most unique elephants you might ever see. As are the rest of his animal friends who live with him throughout the jungle. Such an interesting style of illustration that really "draws" you in on every page. (OK I'll stop with the bad draw pun now.) Even the simplest pictures are exquisite.I could absolutely see any of the spreads in this book being framed and put on a kid's room wall. It would then be a center point from which you could decorate the whole room in a neat style and color palate. Yes, that's enormous praise for the art in this book but it absolutely deserves it.You may notice I've mentioned the text very li... morettle. As I wrote earlier, it was cute and very well-written. But the words easily get lost in the beautiful illustrations. Which is fine because you really don't need their distraction. Also, no synopsis is necessary. You can look at the cover and tell exactly what's going to happen.But the art will still amaze you!A definite recommendation for small children or for any parent who loves picture books. Would be a fantastic baby-shower gift!
review 2: i love the illustrations in Il Sung Na's other book, "The book of sleep", so i looked forward to reading this. story was simple, and even a bit overdone (or perhaps i've just read a few too many similar stories lately), but i love the illustration style in this as well (not as much as "book of sleep"), which lead me to give it a higher rating than i might have otherwise. my 4-year-old did find it humorous, so perhaps the stories appeal is more than i'm giving it credit for. less

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