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A Book (2009)

by Mordicai Gerstein(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1596432519 (ISBN13: 9781596432512)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Roaring Brook Press

review 1: Breaking the boundary between author/illustrator and reader, this cleverly-written picture book can be summed up as a story about a character in search of a story. Starting with her father, each of the characters heads off to star in their own stories. She wanders into various types of stories, including fair tales with familiar characters such as the three bears from "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," the wolf from "Little Red Riding-Hood," and from there she heads into mysteries with their familiar elements. Ever aware of the reader peeking down at her, she scrambles away from a rabbit hole, through pirate stories, into historical fiction where everyone seems to want to put her to work, into science fiction where she finds her brother, and finally, back home where she dec... moreides to write her own story. Not only did I enjoy the story itself with its illustrated depictions of characters and scenes from easily recognized tales, but I liked how the story began on the title page and how the next two black pages show outlines of the family asleep in bed. The last two pages return to this design with the outline of the girl asleep again with a tiny outline of the family cat, noticeable because of its glowing eyes and a faint shadow around its form. This wonderfully imaginative book is a must-read. While the pages contain lots of characters spouting off dialogue, it's fun to share because it stretches the imagination.
review 2: I thought this book was really fun.A girl in a story who doesn't know what her story is!I love how her family lives out their stories and she gets to try to find her own and wander through different genres....the art is pretty fun too; a little squished but that's the look!I also love how the family goes to sleep when the book is closed; as a kid I would have left it all the way open so they could have adventures all the time!Haiku Review:In this book, a girltries to find a story thatshe'll like living in. less

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