First Snow By Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher: Harper & Row (1985)
ISBN: 0060241284
A large family of mice are very excited about the first fall of snow for the season. They pack of their truck with their snow sleds and head of a big hill! The little sister mouse is very timid at first to sled down the hill, but when her courage builds up, then she can't stop going up and down the hill.
Rating:
This wordless picture book reminds me of when I was young, and played in the snow all day. I give this book a BIG SMILE, because of it's ability grasp me as the reader and enjoy the snow with the mice. The pictures are easy to follow and did not leave me confused.
Mirror By Jeannie Baker
Publisher: Candlewick Press (2010)
ISBN: 9780763648480
The reader follows the story of two families, one Australian and the other Moroccan, and what a typical day looks like for them. The Australian family lives in the modern era, full of technology and convenience stores. The Moroccan family lives a simpler life, where they make and sell goods, and travel by donkeys to markets. We watch the Moroccan family make and sell a rug, then the Australian family buy the rug to decorate their house. The contrast of these two different families is remarkable, even without words.
Rating:
Mirror deserves a BIG SMILE. I loved reading about these two families side-by-side with how the book is oriented. Half the book is read left to right, and the opposing side is read right to left. This enabled the reader to compare their lives easily by noticing the differences in each panel. Mirror allows us to recognize that there are people who live differently than what we are accustomed to, and gives new perspectives.
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2009)
ISBN: 9780316013567
On an African plain, a tiny mouse scurries for its' life and frightens a mighty lion. When the lion and mouse part ways, the lion finds himself caught in a net from a poacher. To his rescue, the mouse climbs the tree and nibbles its' way through the net, freeing a new friend.
Rating:
The Lion & the Mouse received a BIG SMILE. The story-line is open to interpretation about the feelnigs and thoughts of the mouse and lion. It left me with the sense of the power of kindness and new friendships.
3 comments:
Mirror looks like a very interesting book. Even though children may not really understand where the characters are from, it gives children a look into different people and cultures.
I love the anime animation on your blog. The Lion and the Mouse is a beautifully illustrated wordless picture book. It won the Caldecott for major contributions to children's illustrated picture books. The way he has done the lion's mane it looks as if you can run your fingers through it!
I agree with Kim, I think that the different culture exposure is an awesome thing to expose children to.
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