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Goode, Diane
4 Reviews
(3)
K-3
A simple text describes a large family's traditional Thanksgiving meal at Grandma's house, but the real story is told in the detailed illustrations. Personalities emerge, conflicts erupt, and emotions overflow in the cheerily colorful chaos that outlines the day from food preparation through dinner, clean-up, and dessert. This is a loving portrait of a family holiday.
Reviewer: Sam Bloom
(2)
PS
Light and deftly concocted, the adventures of Monkey Mo aboard a luxury liner are sure to tickle preschoolers. There are laughs aplenty as Mo tries to imitate the elegant gentlemen on the ship, with disastrous results--until his "monkey see, monkey do" routine makes him a hero. The illustrations blend elegance and humor as they depict an era in which an ocean voyage was a splendid, fashionable affair.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2002
(3)
K-3
When Mr. Mud and his grumpy dog, Fifi, move in upstairs, Jack nearly has to get rid of his sidekick and pet tiger, Lily. Lily, however, foils a robbery at Mr. Mud's apartment and becomes the local hero when she rescues Fifi from the burglar's clutches. Nimbly illustrated with soft colors and elegant line, the well-paced story evokes a bygone era while warmly conveying the value of friendship.
Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty
(4)
K-3
What sets this version of Cinderella apart is not the text but the illustrations. Dogs of all varieties dressed in elegant eighteenth-century garb dance a stately minuet when Cinderella arrives at the ball. Although the dog motif is carried through in the amusing architectural details and decorations on Cinderella's gown, this book lacks the humor and originality of Goode's previous The Dinosaur's New Clothes.
Reviewer: Patricia Riley
4 reviews
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