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The Really Groovy Story Of The Tortoise And The Hare (2011)

by Kristyn Crow(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0807569119 (ISBN13: 9780807569115)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Albert Whitman & Company

review 1: This is a modern version of the classic story the tortoise and the hare. I chose this book for my Caldecott nominations because of the way the illustrator was able to depict the current trend and technology in the pictures. The rabbit was dressed in modern clothes, parking his car, and talking on a cell phone. Children can relate to these pictures because they see the same things in their daily life.While the writing was not wonderful, it did have rhyming that could be incorporated into the lesson. However, sometimes the words seemed forced, like the author was trying to hard. For example "Hare giggled and he wiggled and he laughed so hard he jiggled".
review 2: In this retold version of the classic race between the Tortoise and the Hare, the hare is just t... moreoo cool for words, described as being "zippy, sometimes lippy" (unpaginated) while the tortoise is more laid back, described as "quite the mellow fellow chillin' out beside the pool" (unpaginated). When the two bump into each other at a fair, the tortoise challenges the hare, and the race is on. Of course, the hare races out front and is sure to win the race until he gets sidetracked by a snack or two and a concert he gives to his fans. The steady tortoise has just kept right on chugging along, and when the hare realizes he needs to get back in the race, it's too late. The groovy element and cooler than cool persona of the hare give this tale a modern, fresh spin, and the colorful illustrations are sure to make readers smile. In a visual tribute to Twilight fans, there are even onlookers with pennants sporting "Team Hare" and "Team Tortoise." Although this one would require a bit of practice before reading aloud, it certainly contains wonderful phrases such as "vroomed and zoomed" that sound exactly like their actions. less

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