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beecheralyson's review against another edition
5.0
Caldecott Honor 2009 - I had a chance to hear Marla Frazee talk about the inspiration behind this book and it only made the book even more special. Loved this one.
megloveswords's review
4.0
This unpredictable and quirky book is a mix of silly, fast paced observations of boyhood and simple, comic-book-like illustrations. The book starts out like usual book-- two boys going to "nature camp." But it soon becomes clear that this book is unusual. The boys love playing inside much more than being at nature camp!
Frazee's darling picture book is full of dry and witty humor and doesn't pretend that boys don't love playing video games and watching TV. Sometimes the text and pictures don't tell the exact story, which makes it even the funnier. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever is a cute book for adults or children.
Frazee's darling picture book is full of dry and witty humor and doesn't pretend that boys don't love playing video games and watching TV. Sometimes the text and pictures don't tell the exact story, which makes it even the funnier. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever is a cute book for adults or children.
librarianryan's review
3.0
I’m glad the kids had the best week ever, but I didn’t have the best five minutes ever. They story was nice. A boy and his friend spend a week with the grandparents and go to nature camp. The story is a bit long. I know it was awarded a Caldecott Honor, but I don’t understand why.
circleofreadersdruid's review
5.0
How super cute is this book?! It's chock full of the wondrous energy of being a kid with just the right splash of summer vacation fun. Loved it.
luann's review
4.0
This was fun! I especially enjoyed the times the text and the illustrations were at odds with each other. For example, when James' mother dropped him off at Bill and Pam's for the week, it reads: "He had never been away from home for an entire week, so he was very sad when his mother drove away." And the picture shows James with a huge smile waving and yelling "Bye!" There were several examples of that throughout the book, which always made me chuckle.
I really enjoyed Marla Frazee's illustrations for [b:All the World|6562659|All the World|Elizabeth Garton Scanlon|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1261156591s/6562659.jpg|6755510], written by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon. I found the illustrations here to be just as nice. This was her first Caldecott Honor and All the World was her second. The illustrations definitely add to the text and help to flesh out the characters.
I did have a bit of a problem with Eamon's grandparents always being referred to by their first names, but then I know that's just a personal preference. It didn't ruin my enjoyment of the characters or the story. I thought Marla Frazee got the characters of the boys down perfect and the characters of the grandparents as well. VERY fun!
Oh, and don't forget the "photos" of the boys at nature camp that are on the endpapers. I enjoyed them a lot after I'd read the book and knew the personalities of the boys.
I really enjoyed Marla Frazee's illustrations for [b:All the World|6562659|All the World|Elizabeth Garton Scanlon|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1261156591s/6562659.jpg|6755510], written by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon. I found the illustrations here to be just as nice. This was her first Caldecott Honor and All the World was her second. The illustrations definitely add to the text and help to flesh out the characters.
I did have a bit of a problem with Eamon's grandparents always being referred to by their first names, but then I know that's just a personal preference. It didn't ruin my enjoyment of the characters or the story. I thought Marla Frazee got the characters of the boys down perfect and the characters of the grandparents as well. VERY fun!
Oh, and don't forget the "photos" of the boys at nature camp that are on the endpapers. I enjoyed them a lot after I'd read the book and knew the personalities of the boys.
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