Books by Jerry Pinkney
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review 1: This book was a folklore for children ranging in ages 5-8. The book is about a tortoise and a hare who have a race to see who can get to the finish line first. I gave this book a rating of three stars for many reasons. Firstly, the pictures are a little creepy in my opinion for a...
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review 1: This book has no words in it but the pictures take the place for the lack of text. It is extremely easy to follow the story line of this book, which is very important is a wordless picture book. The emotions of the animals are visible in their faces and body language, and the aut...
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review 1: I loved the pictures in this book. They were beautifully well drawn, and used well to tell the story of the tortoise and the hare. I liked how it showed and emphasized how slow but determined the tortoise was, and how he did not let anything stop him. The author painted a favorab...
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review 1: Where to start? I loved this book! The first 20 or so pages were pretty dull and it took a little while for me to get into it, but I do have to see that I was pleasantly surprised. This book is about a young girl who gets hooked on meth. As a reader, you see flashbacks of her pai...
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review 1: Pinkney, J. (2009). The lion and the mouse. New York, NY: Hatchette Book Group. Award/review source: Caldecott AwardPlace found: Virginia Beach Central Library (and Blackboard Caldecott listing)This wonderful picture book is a re-make of Aesop's fable with the same title, however...
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review 1: The book shows a story of two very different characters, one very small and one very big. When the lion is in trouble, it is the mouse, even though he is very small, who saves the lion and sets him free. The illustration or this book was very detailed and, what I thought to be, v...
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review 1: From first to last, the illustrations are gorgeous, evoking a lush early autumn during harvest in rural 18th century France. Pinkney had me from the moment I saw the birch trees at the mill in the opening end paper. The details on each page will keep young children glued to the s...