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Fitzpatrick, Marie-Louise
7 Reviews
(2)
PS
In this tender wordless tale, two nocturnal-animal families uneasily share a branch in a treetop: a quartet of owls atop; a quartet of bats underneath. When both families are scattered by a gust of wind, rescuing all the youngsters requires cooperation between both species' adults and results in a newfound mutual acceptance. The softly textured digital illustrations successfully convey characterization through subtle shifts in body language.
Reviewer: Patrick Gall
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2017
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K-3
"When will I get There? / How will I know?" So begins a girl's existential quest; paintings show her traversing natural terrain and a city, in rain and in sunshine, encountering the mundane (laundry drying outside) and the fantastic (a dragon). The pictures are spacious and serene, but the abstractness of the concept will limit the audience.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(3)
K-3
Playing tigers, wolves, or sailors is much more fun when you have someone to pretend with. Unfortunately, animal playmates don't always stick with it as long as people do. Luckily, a new neighbor turns out to be a perfect match for the imaginative young hero of this tale. The simple text and sun-dappled watercolor illustrations affectionately capture the boy's longing for a friend.
Reviewer: Susan Halperin
(3)
K-3
A mother tells her son of when they went to sea, and not much happened-- "But you were only a baby. You wouldn't remember." The pictures, however, tell an eventful tale of stowaways, rescues, storms--all noticed by the boy. The disconnect between text and appropriately watery, airy images is humorous, and the contrast between the baby's sharpness and his mother's dimwittedness is satisfying.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(3)
PS
Lizzy is afraid of many things, but she gets up the nerve to try them whenever she is holding her skunk puppet. When she loses her puppet, she finds that she can be brave enough to find Skunk on her own. Small watercolor illustrations show Lizzy when she's afraid; large pictures show her full of confidence. Lizzy's emotions ring true in the simple, appealing story.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
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A Choctaw Indian tells a story from his boyhood. In 1847, living in poverty with their population greatly reduced, his people respond to the needs of the Irish during the potato famine by contributing $170 to the U.S. aid efforts. Based on a true event, the story is slightly romanticized but enhanced by pencil drawings with fine attention to detail.
Reviewer: Debbie Reese
(4)
K-3
A Choctaw Indian tells a story from his boyhood. In 1847, living in poverty with their population greatly reduced, his people respond to the needs of the Irish during the potato famine by contributing $170 to the U.S. aid efforts. Based on a true event, the story is slightly romanticized but enhanced by pencil drawings with fine attention to detail. Glos.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
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