by David A. Carter ; illustrated by David A. Carter ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 5, 2017
The Picasso of paper engineering does it again.
Love bursts up in paper waves and swirls from every spread of this small, heartfelt keepsake.
In a spectacular 3-D valentine, Carter gives visual expression to an array of loving sentiments: “You are a burst of joy and…[eye] love you. / You are a gentle wave and…[eye] love you. / You are blossoms in the sky and…[eye] love you.” The two clauses of each sentence flank bright, intricate laceworks of color and abstract form, each with one or more hearts incorporated. All of the seven pop-ups are distinctly different in design and effect: geometric shapes dangle like musical notes from interlocked bars in one; the “gentle wave” is evoked by a line of long, thinly cut strips that do indeed sway gracefully as the spread opens, and four serrated edges of gearlike shapes create soft percussive rhythms as the pages to which they are attached move back and forth. The rebus-headed chorus that completes each sentence explodes into multiples around a final explosion of hearts.
The Picasso of paper engineering does it again. (Pop-up picture book. 5-adult)Pub Date: Dec. 5, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4197-2734-4
Page Count: 14
Publisher: Abrams
Review Posted Online: Sept. 17, 2017
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 2017
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by Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Charles Santoso ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 20, 2022
Rich, naturalistic details will delight lovers of marine life.
A Monterey Bay sea otter comes of age.
Odder’s mom told her to stay away from sharks, humans, and anything else she didn’t understand, but after saving her friend Kairi from a shark attack, she encounters all three. Injured herself during the rescue, Odder ends up recuperating at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, or Highwater as the otters call it, where she once lived as a young orphaned pup. Last time, the humans helped her reintegrate into the wild, but because of her injuries this time the outcome might be different. Soon Kairi is there too, stricken with “the shaking sickness” and having lost her newborn pup. Now Kairi is fostering a new pup, and soon one is introduced to an initially reluctant Odder in hopes that she will help raise it so it can return to the wild. The free verse effortlessly weaves in scientific information, giving Odder a voice without overly anthropomorphizing any of the animals. The natural appeal of sea otters will draw readers in, but the book doesn’t shy away from real-world threats such as predators, disease, and pollution. Loosely based on the stories of real sea otters rehabilitated at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, this novel will give readers lots to talk about, but uneven pacing and a rushed ending may leave some unsatisfied. Charming black-and-white spot art captures the world and life of the sea.
Rich, naturalistic details will delight lovers of marine life. (glossary, author’s note, bibliography, resources) (Verse novel. 8-12)Pub Date: Sept. 20, 2022
ISBN: 978-1-250-14742-4
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Review Posted Online: Aug. 30, 2022
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 2022
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by Robert Frost ; illustrated by P.J. Lynch ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 8, 2022
Lovely pictures newly elucidate this renowned, euphonious work.
A picture-book adaptation of Frost’s pensive poem.
Its four rhyming quatrains are divided into six couplets interleaved with several wordless double spreads; the last four lines each appear on a separate page. Notably, Lynch visually subverts several of the poem’s customary narrative interpretations, depicting a young, light-skinned rider astride a dappled gray horse. While the poem’s line “He gives his harness bells a shake” implies a horse-drawn wagon, Lynch supplies a bell-trimmed bridle instead. Such innovations shift the poem’s authorial voice away from that of the venerable poet, adding a fresh layer of mystery to the purpose of this traveler’s journey. The narrator’s clothing, suggestive of the late 19th or early 20th century, includes a long dress, a belted jacket, a sturdy, wide-brimmed hat, and thick work gloves; a bedroll is stowed behind the saddle. Where the poem mildly personifies the horse, who “must think it queer / To stop without a farmhouse near,” Lynch depicts the dismounted rider fondly cradling the animal’s head as twin puffs of breath exit his nostrils. Belying this “darkest evening of the year,” Lynch illuminates the blue-grays of snow-laden conifers and frozen lake with a pallid gold winter sunset and a fleeting moon. Variable perspective—from bird’s-eye to close-up—bestows a quasi-cinematic sense as the coming dawn draws the rider’s furtive look. Endpapers bracket the journey, from twilit village to sunup, horse and rider long gone. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Lovely pictures newly elucidate this renowned, euphonious work. (Picture book/poetry. 5-10)Pub Date: Nov. 8, 2022
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Page Count: 32
Publisher: Candlewick
Review Posted Online: Aug. 30, 2022
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 2022
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