What I mean by that is that when I pick up a book for kids, it’s tough on me, as a reader, to go through something saturated and imbued with the weight and splendor of meaning on every page. Meaning, for me, should be a slight subtle thing that is all the more powerful when it comes seemingly I like a bit of subtlety with my “meaning”.
And, to be frank, this is what makes it so hard for kids to read some of those old classics like Paula Fox’s The Slave Dancer or Johnny Tremain. I like a bit of subtlety with my “meaning”. This book has kid-appeal with a capital /K/ (kids of ALL AGES!). #3.ĝo these unique characters still somehow tell a universal story? YES! #4.Ĝould the characters be any more unique? NO! Traumatically-temporarily blind boy next door? What’s not to love about a super-hero, poetry-writing squirrel a melting-heart cynical heroine and the Not a single word is wasted-in fact, DiCamillo repeats words to great effect. (Heck, I have several degrees, I’m an author, and I didn’t know some of the words.) More packed-in WORD POWER-malfeasance, capacious, obfuscation for starters-than any other kids’īook I know. The hybrid combo of traditional chapter book and graphic novel segments works seamlessly and pulls The 2014 Newbery Medal winner Flora & Ulysses (Heck, I have several degrees, I’m an author, and I didn’t know some of the words.) #7. More packed-in WORD POWER-malfeasance, capacious, obfuscation for starters-than any other kids’ book I know.
The hybrid combo of traditional chapter book and graphic novel segments works seamlessly and pulls young readers into the story. Ten Reasons Why I LOVE the 2014 Newbery Medal winner Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo # 10.
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