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Category Archives: Contemporary Children’s
Problem-solving run amok in Stuck, a quirky picture book by Oliver Jeffers
Stuck, written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, is an absurd picture book about a boy named Floyd, whose kite gets stuck in a tree. The book follows his outrageous problem solving as he tries to get it down.
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen is a hilarious picture book that former-housemate C sent me. It’s about a fish with criminal tendencies who is optimistic about his chances of escaping justice. The pictures are simple but very … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Children's, Picture Books, Under 5 years, Under 7 years
Tagged 21st Century, all ages, animals, Canadian, drama, ethics, excuses, fiction, fish, good out loud, humour, illustrated, justice, theft, under 5s, under 7s
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Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb
Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb is a picture book that is beautifully illustrated with oil paintings. It is the story of Paul, a goldfish, whose life is limited to swimming up and down, left and right, round and round, … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Children's, Picture Books, Under 5 years
Tagged 21st Century, American, animals, companionship, confinement, discovery, fiction, fish, good out loud, humour, illustrated, relationships, under 5s, under 7s, whimsical
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Wonder by R.J. Palacio is the story of ten-year-old August who likes Star Wars and Halloween and who just wants to be ordinary as he starts attending a regular school for the first time. But August isn’t ordinary and an … Continue reading
Posted in 10 years and up, Coming of Age/Rites of Passage, Contemporary Children's, Family Drama, Novel, Young Adult
Tagged 10 and up, 21st Century, American, coming-of-age, disability, facial deformity, fiction, good out loud, high school, humour, overcoming adversity, siblings, the movie lives up to it, young adult
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Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan
Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan is a book about… well it took me a while to decide. The first time I read it I thought it was about the experience of a child living in a world of seemingly … Continue reading
Posted in Australian, Contemporary Children's, Picture Books, Under 7 years
Tagged 21st Century, 7 and up, Australian, coming-of-age, fantasy, fiction, good out loud, humour, illustrated, rules, siblings, society, under 7s, whimsical
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