This book is completely wordless and rightfully so. Chris Raschka' illustrations serve the book's justice. The illustrations allow for the reader to see what they want to see while reading the book, which is such a cool concept. Daisy is the black and white dog who's favorite toy is her red ball....
Every child goes through the learning process of riding a bike and Raschka explains the feelings spot on in this book. What I didn't care for were the illustrations. I felt that the pictures, especially those of people, were so odd and strange that I didn't think young kids would be able to rel...
This is the story of a dog. Like any other dog this dog likes to play fetch with its. On this particular occasion the dog sees a squirrel and chases it into a forest. The story continues with a young girl looking for Daisy, and Daisy wondering around the forest looking for her owner. Text to self...
A little boy looks up at the little black crow in the sky and wonders about him, what he does, how he feels, where he goes, whom he meets, etc.This book features some very unique watercolor illustrations. The text rhymes and features a lot of repetition, which might make it a good fit for beginn...
Raschka strikes me as an amazing artist and a below average storyteller. I love his illustrations in this (as always). The muted brown, grey, blue, etc give the story a lonely feeling, and the simplistic, watercolor sketches are unique. In the story, a child wonders about the life of a little ...
I saw this book at the library and after reading other reviews, I wanted to read it too! Sun Ra was certainly an interesting person - deciding at an early age that he was from Saturn and just here to live among the earthlings! He created a very eclectic type of music, with the roots in jazz but...