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Bansch, Helga
4 Reviews
(3)
K-3
Translated by Shelley Tanaka.
A human child in a family of ravens fails to realize that she doesn't resemble her siblings until some birds point it out. She fleetingly attempts to look the part but ultimately embraces her identity: "'I am Rosie the Raven!' I squawked, nice and loud." This clever adoption and self-acceptance story features sophisticated art, occasionally in frame-like panels.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(2)
PS
This Austrian import makes something gentle and quizzical of night as a young boy falls asleep. In a series of spreads, eight animals sleep in their rightful places; ninth is Manu, the boy. Flipping the book over offers another, more abstract picture as Manu dreams: the animals switch places. Bansch's atmospheric images, saturated with rich color, layer scratchy portraits atop collages of newsprint and tissue.
Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2016
(3)
K-3
Mimi the Mouse wants to sing and dance. After taking lessons and working hard, she auditions and gets a role in the ballet. During the performance Mimi falls but remembers the encouraging words of her teachers. The show goes on and Mimi is a star. The mixed-media double-page-spread illustrations are largely understated grays and browns with touches of bright color.
Reviewer: Amy Kellman
(4)
K-3
Lisa's desire for a dog can't be satisfied with the "cloth dogs, wooden dogs, knitted dogs, china dogs" that her parents find suitable for their cramped apartment, so she comes up with a creative compromise. The story wraps up too quickly, but Bansch's illustrations featuring varying perspectives and splashes of bright orange are attention-grabbing.
Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo
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