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snazel's review
Beautifully illustrated, fun and funny. And I don't get it. The fog just needs people to notice it for it to go? Isn't there a mobilization step in there? If I understood it, this would be very highly rated, but I can't give a high rating for a kids book that I don't understand.
Ahhhhh maybe I'm just stunned.
Ahhhhh maybe I'm just stunned.
pwbalto's review
5.0
Kyo Maclear lives in Toronto. Does that mean this book is ineligible for Caldecott?
readingthroughtheages's review
4.0
Great picture book for older readers because it will spark some really interesting discussions.
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
This book is a bit wispy, like the fog. The pictures alone make it a four. The narrative is a little odd, but it appears to be a story of "fog" taking over everything, and no one noticing, except for one little bird, and one little girl.
And when they ask others, around the world, if they too see the "fog", it goes away, and things are beautiful again. I put the fog into quotes, because it seems to stand for something, but I am not sure what.
Or I might be trying to read too much into a beautifully illustrated picture book, and maybe a cigar is just a cigar.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
And when they ask others, around the world, if they too see the "fog", it goes away, and things are beautiful again. I put the fog into quotes, because it seems to stand for something, but I am not sure what.
Or I might be trying to read too much into a beautifully illustrated picture book, and maybe a cigar is just a cigar.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
arantzazureads's review
5.0
The fog crept up on the animals on the Island. It was terrible-they couldn't see anyone or anything! But what could they do? They got used to it and pretty soon, they all forgot there had ever been a time before the fog. Except for one little bird...
This is one of those perfect stories that teaches something valuable without hitting you over the head with the message. A smart, fun, sweet story, whimsically illustrated with hidden details, this is a book to treasure and re-read over the years.
I also talked about it in more detail here (it's the last one, towards the end) > http://wamc.org/post/book-picks-bookloft
This is one of those perfect stories that teaches something valuable without hitting you over the head with the message. A smart, fun, sweet story, whimsically illustrated with hidden details, this is a book to treasure and re-read over the years.
I also talked about it in more detail here (it's the last one, towards the end) > http://wamc.org/post/book-picks-bookloft
mariahriahbel's review
2.0
The illustrations were phenomenal but what lesson is this teaching kiddos? That simply willing climate to go away will make it go away??? The ending was extremely anticlimactic.
zoemig's review
The Fog by Kyo Maclear and Kenard Pak is a lovely picture book with text by Maclear and illustrations by Pak about a yellow warbler named Warble who lives on a beautiful island and watches humans, until one day the fog rolls in. As the fog continues to spread, Warble teams up with a a Red-hooded Spectacled Female (Juvenile) to find out if others can see the fog too. The illustrations in The Fog are really beautiful and mystical and really capture the feeling of the fog. In terms of the message, I’m not really sure about it because it seems to say that awareness can solve a problem, but I suppose it is a good place to start.
kittykult's review
5.0
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy. This review may contain spoilers.
The island of Icy Land is a popular tourist destination - and a small yellow bird named Warble likes to human-watch! He spends his days up in his nest, watching and documenting the different types of tourists that come to Icy Land. However, when a fog comes to the island that blocks Warble's view and keeps people from visiting the island, Warble loses his favorite pastime. When he encounters a lone little girl, will they be able to save the island from the fog?
The watercolor illustrations of the island are absolutely breathtaking, with some very humorous drawings thrown in. I especially liked the descriptions of the various tourists and the signs from the various animals across the world. This was a great story, and I will definitely be looking for more titles by this author in the future.
The island of Icy Land is a popular tourist destination - and a small yellow bird named Warble likes to human-watch! He spends his days up in his nest, watching and documenting the different types of tourists that come to Icy Land. However, when a fog comes to the island that blocks Warble's view and keeps people from visiting the island, Warble loses his favorite pastime. When he encounters a lone little girl, will they be able to save the island from the fog?
The watercolor illustrations of the island are absolutely breathtaking, with some very humorous drawings thrown in. I especially liked the descriptions of the various tourists and the signs from the various animals across the world. This was a great story, and I will definitely be looking for more titles by this author in the future.
j_b_'s review
4.0
A deceptively simple book with a deep message. Good for storytimes all the way through elementary school