http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/11/12/wednesday-reviews-toon-books-aplenty/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/11/12/wednesday-reviews-toon-books-aplenty/comment-page-1/#comment-452813 Brigid Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:30:08 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10012#comment-452813 I field-tested these books on my nieces (3 and 5) and my nephew (age 8). Like you, I didn't care for Jack and the Box at first, but the kids loved it and picked it as their favorite. I think it's a good read-aloud book, particuarly if the reader is expressive. But Stinky has a different dynamic—with Jack and the Box, I was performing, but with Stinky, I would interrupt the reading while the kids and I went over the illustration looking for the goofy details. That was more fun, at least for me. I field-tested these books on my nieces (3 and 5) and my nephew (age 8). Like you, I didn’t care for Jack and the Box at first, but the kids loved it and picked it as their favorite. I think it’s a good read-aloud book, particuarly if the reader is expressive. But Stinky has a different dynamic—with Jack and the Box, I was performing, but with Stinky, I would interrupt the reading while the kids and I went over the illustration looking for the goofy details. That was more fun, at least for me.

]]> http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/11/12/wednesday-reviews-toon-books-aplenty/comment-page-1/#comment-452796 Gavin Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:24:39 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10012#comment-452796 The librarian at the elementary school where I work just got in a copy of "Jack and the Box". He read it to a bunch of Pre-K kids the other day and they loved it - as did I! Nice to see a book that challenges and toys with children's expectations - there were increasing howls of laughter as things got sillier - rather than condescending to them. The librarian at the elementary school where I work just got in a copy of “Jack and the Box”. He read it to a bunch of Pre-K kids the other day and they loved it – as did I! Nice to see a book that challenges and toys with children’s expectations – there were increasing howls of laughter as things got sillier – rather than condescending to them.

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