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Chapman, Jared
7 Reviews
(2)
PS
It's "holiday underwear season!" A giddy pea in teal-colored undies lays it all out with some skivvies-modelling vegetable pals: "There's cozy underwear and scratchy underwear...And underwear for Santa!" The silly premise, gussied up for the season, will be familiar to fans of Chapman's Vegetables in Underwear, as will the colorful, rotund characters sprouting thin black-line arms and legs.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2019
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K-3
Hilarity ensues when two T. rexes stumble into a time machine and into the future (read: modern day) where there is so much food they don't know what to do with themselves. Told in a combination of word bubbles and text alongside digital illustrations that use comic panels to great effect, this story will leave readers wanting to time-travel with these silly dinosaurs.
Reviewer: Kari Allen
(3)
PS
In this follow-up to Vegetables in Underwear, a variety of fruits clarify the distinction between a bathing suit and a work suit for a clueless, uptight grapefruit. The story ends with the grapefruit doing a cannonball and a baby pomegranate swimming in its birthday suit. The colorful illustrations demonstrate a charming self-awareness of the book's silliness.
Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth
(3)
PS
A comical parade of veggies in brightly colored briefs demonstrates opposites: "There's big underwear / and little underwear, / dirty underwear and clean underwear..." With its stripped-down text and vibrant illustrations on clean white pages, this silly celebration of undies (and produce) successfully makes the transition to board-book form.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2015
(3)
K-3
Steve was raised by wolves and enjoys howling, wrestling, and pouncing--all things that don't go over too well when you start school. Despite a rough start, Steve learns how to use his wolfish traits to help his classmates and be part of the "pack at school." Chapman's bold illustrations and understated text will have readers giggling at Steve and his hilarious missteps. A fresh twist on the new-to-school book.
Reviewer: Kari Allen
(2)
PS
A stripped-down text follows a comical parade of produce in bright underthings, demonstrating opposite concepts: "There's big underwear and little underwear, / dirty underwear and clean underwear..." Wearing nothing but underpants and a smile, the veggies feature black-dot eyes and stick-figure arms and legs. The contrast between each vegetable's rich hue and its vibrantly toned underwear adds energy to the minimalist compositions.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2015
(3)
K-3
Scientist is friends with Viking and with Pirate. But Viking and Pirate are not friends at all, "not even on Scientist's birthday." Scientist tests out different hypotheses to help Viking and Pirate become friends. Once Scientist realizes, through trial and error, what the two have in common, the birthday party is a success. Boisterous illustrations are a good match for this quirky tale.
Reviewer: Kari Allen
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