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There It Is
15 May 2008
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Like How He Skipped Right Over The Murder?
14 May 2008
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Hey, big news for my family! My sister just got her first book published. Peg Leg Peke is now available. It's an illustrated children's book, and Kirkus Review gave it a very nice sendup:
Even though the sweet Pekingese has a boo-boo, he still has ample use of his imagination. His leg in a stiff blue cast, Peke becomes Peg Leg Peke, no longer an injured pup but a pirate. As his imagination takes over, the beige and white of the first few pages makes way to opaque blues and greens and a brilliant purple treasure chest. Subtle eyebrow movements and wags of the tail let readers take the emotional temperature of their fuzzy white hero. Peke's speech-bubble responses to an offstage, unnamed voice establish a classic preschooler-to-adult relationship, the indulgent grown-up helping to take Peke's mind off his injury. Large typefaces and repeated language couple with humor to make this a fine offering for the newest reader. Pair this with Antoinette Portis's Not a Box (2006) for a look at the fun of creative play to lift anyone's spirit, even someone with a broken paw. (Picture book. 4-7)
If you've got Wee Ones, this might not be a bad purchase, especially as my sister is a much better artist than I am.
See you tomorrow!
Even though the sweet Pekingese has a boo-boo, he still has ample use of his imagination. His leg in a stiff blue cast, Peke becomes Peg Leg Peke, no longer an injured pup but a pirate. As his imagination takes over, the beige and white of the first few pages makes way to opaque blues and greens and a brilliant purple treasure chest. Subtle eyebrow movements and wags of the tail let readers take the emotional temperature of their fuzzy white hero. Peke's speech-bubble responses to an offstage, unnamed voice establish a classic preschooler-to-adult relationship, the indulgent grown-up helping to take Peke's mind off his injury. Large typefaces and repeated language couple with humor to make this a fine offering for the newest reader. Pair this with Antoinette Portis's Not a Box (2006) for a look at the fun of creative play to lift anyone's spirit, even someone with a broken paw. (Picture book. 4-7)
If you've got Wee Ones, this might not be a bad purchase, especially as my sister is a much better artist than I am.
See you tomorrow!
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Dad Just Gets A Firm Handshake
13 May 2008
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Two days left for shirts!
Really have not been liking the Girl's hair over the last few strips so I went backwards a bit. Still teased but the lines needed to be cleaner... looked way too fluffy.
Good night!
Really have not been liking the Girl's hair over the last few strips so I went backwards a bit. Still teased but the lines needed to be cleaner... looked way too fluffy.
Good night!
