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Loon Baby (2011)

by Molly Beth Griffin(Favorite Author)

3.31 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0547254873 (ISBN13: 9780547254876)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Learning to be self-sufficient is hard. Especially when a storm comes! But sometimes your mom is just giving you a chance to take a step forward in growing up. I liked how this book conjured up so many feelings, of peacefulness, trepidation, outright fear, relief (when mom came back!), and pride (at learning to dive!). I thought the illustrations and the text worked together pretty fantasticallly, and that the Loon Baby was adorable and also a little weird. Which, of course, I loved.Also I went to college with the author, so hey, Grinnell pride, you know. I am going to go read her other book (for older kids? maybe teens?) now and I must say I am pretty darn excited. Yay!
review 2: My Review: It was time for dinner so Mama Loon took baby Loon to the middle of th... moree lake so she can look for dinner for him. While she dove into the lake he waited for his mother to return. Baby Loon started to worry when his mother did not show up and she has never gone this long before. “He stuck his head under the cool waves to look. Nothing but green lake-light.” He became frightened, has his mother encountered a hostile moose or turtle? The story tells how baby Loon learned to dive while looking for his mother. And even though he was frightened he overcame his fear so he can keep searching for his mother. Was he able to find his mother? Imagine getting separated from you child, that is frightened. Great soft cross hatched and watercolor paintings by the illustrator. The frightened look on baby Loon tells the story. I highly recommend this book for your child’s library and for classroom reading.FTC Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion in any way. less

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