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lornarei's review against another edition
3.0
What a sweet book. It would be very good for children facing a move. It really captures the emotions a child might be feeling. This subject is often on my mind. I do not live where I grew up and have lived in several places in my adult lifetime. If given the opportunity to go back to where to we came from we would leap at it -- for my husband and I it would be going "home", but for our daughter where we are now is all she knows as home. For her, a move would be filtered through a completely different lens. Something to think about. The story brought tears to my eyes.
elizarapsodia's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
Este libro lo encontré merodeando en la biblioteca de la universidad y es que por favor como no llama la atención que la portada y el libro contiene ilustraciones digitalizadas de originales pintados (no se si soy clara) pero se aprecia mucho en el formato donde se ven los trazos. Esta foto a continuación con las fotos de las tapas internas del libro. Se aprecia el mapa de Canadá. ¿De qué se trata la historia?
Una niña vive en Nipawin, una población rural en la que su padre construye un embalse. Pero su mundo va a cambiar cuando se le dice que cuando su padre haya terminado su trabajo, deberán mudarse a Toronto, donde está la estrella roja. Ella no quiere hacerlo, y este libro es cómo ella quiere recordar su vida en Saskatchewan.
Reseña completa: http://rapsodia-literaria.blogspot.com.co/2015/11/fotoresena-i-know-here-de-laurel-croza.html
Este libro lo encontré merodeando en la biblioteca de la universidad y es que por favor como no llama la atención que la portada y el libro contiene ilustraciones digitalizadas de originales pintados (no se si soy clara) pero se aprecia mucho en el formato donde se ven los trazos. Esta foto a continuación con las fotos de las tapas internas del libro. Se aprecia el mapa de Canadá. ¿De qué se trata la historia?
Una niña vive en Nipawin, una población rural en la que su padre construye un embalse. Pero su mundo va a cambiar cuando se le dice que cuando su padre haya terminado su trabajo, deberán mudarse a Toronto, donde está la estrella roja. Ella no quiere hacerlo, y este libro es cómo ella quiere recordar su vida en Saskatchewan.
Reseña completa: http://rapsodia-literaria.blogspot.com.co/2015/11/fotoresena-i-know-here-de-laurel-croza.html
cuocuo's review against another edition
5.0
The winner of the 2010 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, I Know Here is the story of a young girl who will soon move from rural Saskatchewan to Toronto because the dam her father was helping to build has been completed. The girl is scared of moving to a big city where she does not know anyone or anything. To help herself come to terms with leaving, the girl draws a picture of everything she knows and loves about her home. She plans to take this picture with her to Toronto to help her remember.
This touching book will speak to children, even if they aren't familiar with the rural setting described. After all, moving house or traveling far away is a universal theme, no matter where we call home. Although the protagonist is in third grade, the book could appeal to teens as well. The book's small size and longer text make this a better one-on-one read aloud for younger children. James's sketchy, painted illustrations imitate a child's drawing style and are a perfect partner for the text. I Know Here would be a good inspiration for a writing assignment in school classrooms. Using the text as a model, have children describe the sights and sounds that they love on their street. Perhaps they could illustrate their prose.
Highly recommended for purchase in public and school libraries.
This touching book will speak to children, even if they aren't familiar with the rural setting described. After all, moving house or traveling far away is a universal theme, no matter where we call home. Although the protagonist is in third grade, the book could appeal to teens as well. The book's small size and longer text make this a better one-on-one read aloud for younger children. James's sketchy, painted illustrations imitate a child's drawing style and are a perfect partner for the text. I Know Here would be a good inspiration for a writing assignment in school classrooms. Using the text as a model, have children describe the sights and sounds that they love on their street. Perhaps they could illustrate their prose.
Highly recommended for purchase in public and school libraries.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful book about a little girl who does not want to move to a new city. Will the new place have all the things that her current places has? The words and questions of the main character resound very true. Lovely book. Lovely illustrations.
tashrow's review
5.0
The little girl in this story lives in a remote area of Saskatchewan where her father is helping to build a dam. She lives in a trailer among a group of trailers. There are woods to play in, a creek to catch frogs, and lots of animals. But now her family is moving to Toronto. Her teacher in their one-room school suggests that the children draw pictures to remind them of this place. So the girl decides that she will draw a picture of her beloved home and all that surrounds it so that she can carry it with them to her new home, safe in her pocket.
Croza’s words are understated and so allow us to really feel the emotion coming through them. She has captured the emotions with skill and grace, not overwhelming them, but allowing them to stand on their own. So many children have either moved or are about to move that this book will find a welcome audience and even better will offer children a way to deal with their emotions and what they miss or will miss.
James’ illustrations are wild at times with a giant, alien frog on one. They have intriguing perspectives and through the deep color also help reveal the emotions of the text. They are imaginative and fantastical, capturing a world of wonder for the reader in their paint.
Few picture books have ever moved me to tears. This is one of them. There was such a bittersweet tone at the end that I responded from the gut. Beautiful. Appropriate for ages 4-7.
Croza’s words are understated and so allow us to really feel the emotion coming through them. She has captured the emotions with skill and grace, not overwhelming them, but allowing them to stand on their own. So many children have either moved or are about to move that this book will find a welcome audience and even better will offer children a way to deal with their emotions and what they miss or will miss.
James’ illustrations are wild at times with a giant, alien frog on one. They have intriguing perspectives and through the deep color also help reveal the emotions of the text. They are imaginative and fantastical, capturing a world of wonder for the reader in their paint.
Few picture books have ever moved me to tears. This is one of them. There was such a bittersweet tone at the end that I responded from the gut. Beautiful. Appropriate for ages 4-7.
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