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crinolinelaphroaig's review
5.0
peachani's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
summermsmith's review
5.0
pinknantucket's review
4.0
My copy: Given to me by my sister for my birthday. I suspect it was bought at the Hill of Content bookshop on Bourke Street.
librarianryan's review
4.0
This is what you get when you turn a literary classic into a one word page board book. Its cute & to the point and the hand crafted felt graphics are simply charming.
nemosyn's review
4.0
This is a great book for small children. I read it to my son (3 1/2) and his friend (4 1/2), who were fascinated by the beautiful illustrations and very engaged in the simple text.
Unlike the average one-word-per-page board book aimed at tiny tots and fairly concrete concepts (pets, colours, stuff in your house, etc) this Cozy Classic presents more complex ideas: friends, sisters, dance, mean, yes?, no!... (I'd hate to spoil the plot by going further). This allows a few different approaches to reading.
On our first read through, we looked at the pictures and I read the words. They boys repeated them back to me, dramatising as they went: "Friends!" (they hugged each other), "Those boys are hugging, like us. We are friends!"
"Mean!" (growling and frowning) "Mean, he's being mean, I don't like him."
"Yes? Yes please? Can I have some?... No! NO! No I said no thank you!" (laughing and shouting and pretending to be cross at each other).
In this way we discussed the ideas in each word and had a great time.
On subsequent readings, I have used the book as a visual accompaniment to my own story telling:
"Everybody was dancing, except Lizzie. But Mr Darcy would not dance with her. She had to sit and watch the dancing, all alone. How did Lizzie feel?... Mr Darcy discovered he really liked Lizzie. 'Will you be my friend?' he asked. Lizzie thought about how he wouldn't dance with her. 'NO!' she said. Lizzie did not like Mr Darcy at all."
My son contributes his own interpretations and suggestions, and is very interested in relating the events of one picture to the events of another in his own way.
I often make up stories, or retell my own versions of existing stories. The Cozy Classic has added another story to my repertoire. If you are a parent, carer or educator who treats the words on the page as just the starting point in the shared reading experience, you will love this book.
bubblegirljulz's review
5.0