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clarissa_reads99's review against another edition
5.0
A fun picture book exploration of nothingness in art, poetry, mathematics, and beyond. Two children go to the Museum of Nothingness. At the back of the book there is The Catalog of the Museum of Nothing" which provides an explanation of the origin of various things that are displayed in the museum. Zero Mostel's name, Emily Dickenson's poem "I'm Nobody", art by Duchamp, Rothenberg, etc.
beccabookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Guarnaccia creates a comedic story about nothing at all. Upon seeing this book I was immediately curious about what it might contain, or if it would in fact be an empty book. I like the character names chosen and the art style used. This would be a fun story to read to children and I think it would garner quite a few laughs as the children realise the many ways that nothing can be displayed. It would be fun to hear what ideas my classroom would have about ‘nothing’, this would also work great in collaboration with books such as [b:Invisible Things|61729220|Invisible Things|Andy J Pizza|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669688225l/61729220._SX50_.jpg|97335757] or [b:Not a Box|220596|Not a Box|Antoinette Portis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581379689l/220596._SX50_.jpg|213602] to give children branching off points for their own creative thinking. I love how the author has a museum's catalogue at the end of the story (more for the adults reading than the younger children) where we are given further details about some of the pieces within the museum that actually exist in our world. Quite a few of the references in this book I didn’t know about until reading the catalogue and now I have quite a few historical pieces to research further as I found them quite interesting. Not one of my favourite children’s books I’ve read, however definitely a fun read!
AGE: 3+
GENRE: Children’s Fiction, Art, Comedy
DETAILS: 48 Pages, Childrens
I received this as an eBook through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
AGE: 3+
GENRE: Children’s Fiction, Art, Comedy
DETAILS: 48 Pages, Childrens
I received this as an eBook through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
readwithpassion's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very clever book that will inspire great classroom conversations!