What do peas, palindromes,
promenading pigs, puerile perseverance,
and one’s particular peculiarities have in common?

{So, I never said titles were my strength} . . .
What they have in common is that they’re the subjects of some more entertaining ’06 picture book titles, ones I’ve been meaning to tell you about for a good while now but am finally getting to. So, let’s get right to it, shall we?
oh, yes. i have seen child’s “princess and the pea.” i am in love with it. i always love her art and sense of humor, but now there’s actual real tiny diorama things! that bowl of peas at the end kills me.
i totally dig that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea – or bowl of peas – though.
I love the cover of the Princess and the Pea!
Nancy, I’m glad you do. I like a good debate. Just too much pink for me — and that shade. Ick. And the composition. And the choice of the mirror with a chandelier. Maybe it’s not so much what they chose but what they didn’t choose — in other words, a more riveting, more interesting scene could have been chosen. Someone talk me into liking the cover!
Thanks for commenting….
Your objections to “Silly Suzy Goose” mirror my own exactly. Don’t fret it. It seems downright bizarre to me that an editor wouldn’t have changed the grammar in that puppy. I mean, sure Petr Horacek’s first language wasn’t English, but for such a nice book it sure shot itself in the foot with all that “If I was” business.
Actually, I think that “is your diaper weighing you down?” CAN be read for some symbolic inspirational adult message, ie, “is sh*t (or crap if you prefer) weighing you down?” I totally thought the book was begging to be one of those wisdom-in-the-words-of-babes books. Esp. when you consider the subtitle and the author’s dedication to her son in college.
Like your other book choices, though I haven’t seen Mom and Dad Are Palindromes yet.
i hadn’t even considered that, MotherReader — the possible diaper meaning, that is. it’ll be interesting to see if this one gets purchased and handed around as, say, a high school graduation gift or some such thing . . . my 2 and 1/2 year old finds it squealingly funny, so that’s at least one child who indicates it succeeds as a good child-centered one, too. in fact, she laughs over the illustrations alone.
i hope you like ‘Mom and Dad are Palindromes.’ i finally just saw his illustrations for ‘oh no, not ghosts!’ ….wow, he’s talented.
Jules,
Thanks for these great reviews!
I LOVED Walk On! as a totally entertaining reminder to our young ones of how much they have accomplished already and how the “try,try,try again” attitude that they were born with has already worked so effectively.
I guess that’s sappy, but I love it anyway!
Andrea
http://www.JustOneMoreBook.com
Andrea, yes, it’s good. I love Marla Frazee’s work. I was happy to get a copy of this in the mail today for our Cybil picture book work. My daughter was happy, too. She’s 2 and 1/2 and thinks it’s very funny to read about babies like this.
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