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molly_dettmann's review
4.0
Love the illustrations and how they carry the story of this bug community as they find many uses with a growing plant. The little details make it fun and a worthy reread and the bug language could make for some fun reading aloud.
jcpdiesel21's review
3.0
Definitely the weirdest picture book that I've ever read... yet I found it to be kind of charming in the end? My son found the oddness to be appealing, as he had fun working out what he thought the characters were saying and then going back to amend his guesses based on what happened later. It's less of a story and more of a puzzle, albeit a very strange one.
ama_reads's review
2.0
I love the illustrations. The text, however, leaves me wondering WTH? It's almost as if this was originally written in a foreign language and left untranslated for English readers/speakers.
2/11/19 - Audiobook adds a lot more to the book! The inflections given to the text make this a more relatable tale. Still not overly fond of it, but I have to give props to the audio production.
2/11/19 - Audiobook adds a lot more to the book! The inflections given to the text make this a more relatable tale. Still not overly fond of it, but I have to give props to the audio production.
antimony's review
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
another picture book that i read in the morally dubious fashion of standing in the bookstore.......but i loved it!!! so silly and fun and of course of course of course i adored the art SO much .....especially the littel side plot of the little bug who lived in the log
jb78's review
3.0
Tried to listen to it, since it did win an award for audio recording BUT the illustrations definitely help the story.
froydis's review
4.0
What a cute book! I LOVE the use of the made up language, and spend quite a bit of time trying to "translate" it into English - I think this would be such a great activity for a parent and child to do. The illustrations are charming, and (the fiddling cricket in particular) slightly reminiscent of Marc Chagall. I loved how the scene changes - the plants grow and evolve, the seasons change - and the full cycle of the story by the end. While maybe not a book for everyone, this is certainly worth the time to check it out.
shighley's review
4.0
Definitely one where I would prefer an eBook to project so that it would be easiest for students to all enjoy the illustrations and language.
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Caldecott Honor picture book. Cute and interesting way to show the turning of the seasons. But it would have been better wordless. The made-up language was just silly and added nothing. With good enough art and a happy ending. 3.5 of 5.
exactly_here's review against another edition
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0