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Bean, Jonathan
4 Reviews
(2)
K-3
The boy from Building Our House welcomes readers back into his home--and school. Our narrator--the author/illustrator's stand-in--gives a whirlwind tour of homeschooling life, and the warmhearted, cheerfully cluttered illustrations show how home and school alternate and merge. Text and illustrations play off each other to develop meaning and humor. An appended note includes family photographs and further entertaining details about Bean's own homeschooling experience.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2015
(1)
K-3
Bean draws on childhood memories to demonstrate the process of one family building its own house. A little girl narrates the engaging and warm account; the steps are broken down into captions for half-page panels, while moments of greater import, such as setting the corners for the foundation, receive full- and double-page spreads. Family and friends make not just a house but a cozy home.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2013
(2)
PS
David is waiting for the first snow of the season, and he continually asks his mother questions about it. At naptime, he has a dream about a snow so big it drifts into his house. Upon awakening, he finds that there has indeed been "big snow." Bean's superbly patterned text builds anticipation; his pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are warm and clear.
Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2013
(1)
K-3
Unable to sleep, a girl follows a breeze to the roof of her apartment building. She finally falls asleep--in the cool night air, beneath the moon. Small, square illustrations emphasize the closeness of indoors; the margins gradually disappear, making way for full-bleed double-page spreads. Muted blues and oranges keep the tone subdued in this bedtime story, perfect reading for a warm night.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2007
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