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van Leeuwen, Joke
2 Reviews
(2)
4-6
Translated by Bill Nagelkerke.
The narrator of this quirky story describes two terrible results of her country's war, one of which is that she's sent to live with her estranged mother in a neighboring country. The narrator's naive clarity of voice creates an engaging critique on the idiocies of conflict and bureaucracy. Liberally endowed with comic, ironic cartoon drawings.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2014
(2)
4-6
Translated by Bill Nagelkerke.
Warren finds a rare creature--"a bird in the shape of a little girl. Or a little girl in the shape of a bird"--and brings her home, where he and his wife, Tina, care for her. Slowly Beedy walks, talks, and fledges--until one day she flies away. Tina and Warren set off to find Beedy to say goodbye. Insightful, affectionate humor and whimsy suffuse this fantasy, which is illustrated with clever, comic drawings.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2012
2 reviews
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