Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
i love the story the wordless final page tells about their future!
great mutual role model story, very engaging narratively as well
great mutual role model story, very engaging narratively as well
An adorable tale of how a young girl faced her fears and brought a community of unlikely friends together.
Four stars simply because I remember doing a book "report" (the report was to do a watercolor image) in elementary school.
Since all the wonderful aspects of the books are already talked about in the previous reviews - the gorgeous watercolour illustrations, the uplifting vibe of the story and the reinforcement of the idea that you don't just give you if you don't succeed at first - I will talk about the impression it left on my tinies, especially my daughter. I just brought out the book and casually left it on the their reading shelf without mentioning anything about it. My daughter was immediately drawn to the book, probably because of image of Mirette on that high wire, and insisted we read it first. She was extremely thrilled wire-walking by the time we finished. And when Monsieur Bellini commends her for being persistent and not giving up, she immediately said, "Mummy, she is just like that Little Blue Engine, isn't she!" I don't know if it is a good enough book to deserve the Caldecott Medal. May be it is not, especially not from the perspective of an adult who has read a lot by the time this one reaches their reading pile. But for my 4 year old, the book probably achieved what it set out to do when it was published for the first time. We certainly love this one! ❤️
A sweet, beautifully illustrated story. I would have liked to know what caused Bellini's fear in the first place, though; the story is rather lacking without that information.
My first graders loved this story! but with all the european names, it was hard for them to fill out a story web/pronounce them :)
Literally just to finish my reading challenge lolz
I loved that the main character of this beautiful children's storybook is a brave, determined, and insightful little girl. One of the messages of this storybook, is that adults don't know everything, and they can learn from children. The storybook itself is beautifully illustrated, and kind of reminded me of a mix of watercolor and Impressionism. Also, I'm a sucker for any children's storybook set in France.
Read 5/14/15
Lovely story about a young girl learning how to walk on a high wire from a master
Lovely story about a young girl learning how to walk on a high wire from a master