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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
Wordless book.
Beautiful art work. Reminding me of all the great and awsome feelings I felt when I read my favorit Shaun Tan book.
Beautiful art work. Reminding me of all the great and awsome feelings I felt when I read my favorit Shaun Tan book.
Guojing. (2015). The only child. New York, NY: Schwartz and Wade.
Professional Review
Guojing’s The Only Child unlocks children’s imagination and creativity through a truly original story-telling. Told only in illustrations, Guojing’s book follows a little girl who has been separated from her parents on a trip. Lost and lonely in the middle of the woods, the little girl follows a mysterious stag. The stag takes the girl to another world, and she meets new friends along the way. Offbeat, artistic, and visionary images take the reader on a journey, sparking curiosity through each page. This enterprising text will inspire thoughtful discussion among readers of all ages.
Instructional Support
Guojing’s The Only Child would be a wonderful introduction to graphic novels for young children. Since the story is told only through images, this text offers a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about inference skills while also familiarizing students with the format of the graphic novel. In class, the instructor could use excerpts from the text for students to practice inferring, and provide students with the opportunity to defend their inferences. Then, it could also be used to support creativity in writing, as students could write their own versions of the story from what they believe is happening.
Professional Review
Guojing’s The Only Child unlocks children’s imagination and creativity through a truly original story-telling. Told only in illustrations, Guojing’s book follows a little girl who has been separated from her parents on a trip. Lost and lonely in the middle of the woods, the little girl follows a mysterious stag. The stag takes the girl to another world, and she meets new friends along the way. Offbeat, artistic, and visionary images take the reader on a journey, sparking curiosity through each page. This enterprising text will inspire thoughtful discussion among readers of all ages.
Instructional Support
Guojing’s The Only Child would be a wonderful introduction to graphic novels for young children. Since the story is told only through images, this text offers a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about inference skills while also familiarizing students with the format of the graphic novel. In class, the instructor could use excerpts from the text for students to practice inferring, and provide students with the opportunity to defend their inferences. Then, it could also be used to support creativity in writing, as students could write their own versions of the story from what they believe is happening.
Quiet, soft, beautiful. This book contains so much magic, imagination and loneliness in it's pages.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sweet, sentimental story told through absolutely beautiful illustrations.
A beautiful and haunting graphic novel. The illustrations here depict the emotions and range of imagination that come from feelings of loneliness.
Although I didn't love the story, I did love the beautiful, wordless illustrations, very reminiscent of Shaun Tan's The Arrival.
Guojing creates worlds within worlds in another beautiful, moving, wordless book. I look forward to her upcoming projects.