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missprint_'s review
5.0
Who doesn't want to read about a megalomaniac child and his myna bird and skunk accomplices?
pwbalto's review
5.0
Bob Shea and Lane Smith? These two guys? Together? Dayum.
What's more, Big Plans totally lives up to the talent behind it. Our hero, who is sitting in the corner for being too amazing, dreams about his BIG PLANS and what he's going to do when he's in charge. "YOU! Dig a hole!" he'll say. "PENNSYLVANIA! Build a rocket ship!" "The rest of you, mill about! MILL ABOUT, I say!"
Ok, this is another loud book. Maybe it's clear by now that I like loud books. I like books that explode any suggestion that reading is for the meek. Books, and the people who read them, are often brash, daring, and emphatic, and I like to model that to kids as often as possible.
The illustrations, the text, and even the design fit together seamlessly. A plus for new readers: each character's speech and the (minimal) narration are distinguished by the use of a specific typeface and color.
It's funny. It's fast-paced. It's sly and self-referential and powerful. I Will Make Miracles is a more profound statement of this concept, but Big Plans says it loud and says it proud. (Either, by the way, would make an excellent gift for the graduate.)uys? Together? Dayum.
What's more, Big Plans totally lives up to the talent behind it. Our hero, who is sitting in the corner for being too amazing, dreams about his BIG PLANS and what he's going to do when he's in charge. "YOU! Dig a hole!" he'll say. "PENNSYLVANIA! Build a rocket ship!" "The rest of you, mill about! MILL ABOUT, I say!"
Ok, this is another loud book. Maybe it's clear by now that I like loud books. I like books that explode any suggestion that reading is for the meek. Books, and the people who read them, are often brash, daring, and emphatic, and I like to model that to kids as often as possible.
The illustrations, the text, and even the design fit together seamlessly. A plus for new readers: each character's speech and the (minimal) narration are distinguished by the use of a specific typeface and color.
It's funny. It's fast-paced. It's sly and self-referential and powerful. I Will Make Miracles is a more profound statement of this concept, but Big Plans says it loud and says it proud. (Either, by the way, would make an excellent gift for the graduate.)
What's more, Big Plans totally lives up to the talent behind it. Our hero, who is sitting in the corner for being too amazing, dreams about his BIG PLANS and what he's going to do when he's in charge. "YOU! Dig a hole!" he'll say. "PENNSYLVANIA! Build a rocket ship!" "The rest of you, mill about! MILL ABOUT, I say!"
Ok, this is another loud book. Maybe it's clear by now that I like loud books. I like books that explode any suggestion that reading is for the meek. Books, and the people who read them, are often brash, daring, and emphatic, and I like to model that to kids as often as possible.
The illustrations, the text, and even the design fit together seamlessly. A plus for new readers: each character's speech and the (minimal) narration are distinguished by the use of a specific typeface and color.
It's funny. It's fast-paced. It's sly and self-referential and powerful. I Will Make Miracles is a more profound statement of this concept, but Big Plans says it loud and says it proud. (Either, by the way, would make an excellent gift for the graduate.)uys? Together? Dayum.
What's more, Big Plans totally lives up to the talent behind it. Our hero, who is sitting in the corner for being too amazing, dreams about his BIG PLANS and what he's going to do when he's in charge. "YOU! Dig a hole!" he'll say. "PENNSYLVANIA! Build a rocket ship!" "The rest of you, mill about! MILL ABOUT, I say!"
Ok, this is another loud book. Maybe it's clear by now that I like loud books. I like books that explode any suggestion that reading is for the meek. Books, and the people who read them, are often brash, daring, and emphatic, and I like to model that to kids as often as possible.
The illustrations, the text, and even the design fit together seamlessly. A plus for new readers: each character's speech and the (minimal) narration are distinguished by the use of a specific typeface and color.
It's funny. It's fast-paced. It's sly and self-referential and powerful. I Will Make Miracles is a more profound statement of this concept, but Big Plans says it loud and says it proud. (Either, by the way, would make an excellent gift for the graduate.)
books_plan_create's review
2.0
Not one of my favs. I had trouble reading this aloud to my nieces. It lost their interest and just didn't work as a read aloud to me.
azajacks's review
4.0
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ubalstecha's review
5.0
Brilliant and funny, this is a book for all ages. Bob Shea is brilliant. There is no other word.
tooamy's review
3.0
I want to like this book and I can see how it would definitely appeal to younger elementary aged kids, but I found the boy obnoxious and demanding. Maybe I shouldn't take the story too personally?
bibli0rach's review
4.0
An ambitious young boy enlists the help of a bird to assist in his plans for world domination.
heypretty52's review
3.0
I really missed Shea's illustrations in this book.And the dialogue was tiresome. Children's tyranny doesn't really amuse me.