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Sif, Birgitta
4 Reviews
(3)
PS
Mouse Swish watches over her little sister Squeak as she goes through her day, listening to sounds from the crunch of Squeak's breakfast cereal to the ring of the school bell to Squeak's snores at bedtime. A very sweet story of sisterly love, with many sound effects nicely incorporated into the smudgy, gauzy art dominated by pinks.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(3)
PS
A young panda's feet lead it through the day, with each backyard activity interpreted as exciting, far-flung adventures. For example, "my feet go splashing in the ocean" when Panda comes upon a puddle. Digitally colored in soft hues, Sif's pencil drawings depict the quotidian events, while the text follows Panda's imagination in a quiet meditation on the possibilities opened up through make-believe.
Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin
(3)
K-3
Pigtailed Frances Dean loves to dance. "But when people were around, all she could feel were their eyes on her..." so she practices with birds, pets, and an old woman, all of which prepare her to finally share her moves in public. Sprightly pencil illustrations, digitally colored in a tawny, fall palette, pleasingly depict the transformation of a solitary child into a social one.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn
(3)
K-3
An omniscient narrator explains that Oliver, who "felt a bit different," nevertheless lives "happily, with his friends." The subdued pencil and digitally colored illustrations show those "friends" to be hand puppets, intimating his loneliness. This deeply felt and ultimately uplifting book will be a gift to children who feel like Oliver--and illuminating to those who know someone like him.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
4 reviews
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