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A review by shadyglade
Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett
4.0
Cute, cute book. I loved the idea of see how a cat would spend all nine of it's lives on Nantucket Island. I did think Comet lost those lives a little too easily, but that's to be expected for a picture book since you don't have a lot of room for plot development. :)
I kind of liked how the "townspeople" were other animals themselves. Though it was a little weird that Comet was normal cat sized compared to all these dogs and bunnies and bears, but it added some great detail to the illustrations.
And oh, the illustrations were wonderful. Jan Brett is one of my favorite illustrators, because she add so much detail to her pictures (not unlike my love for Susan Jeffers in that way). Her paintings are very dynamic and are great at conveying action, which was perfect for this plot. I'm used to her more wintery, Scandinavian type books, so it was interesting to see her bring the same techniques to beaches and sun settings. As with many of her books, there's as much detail in the borders and decorations surrounding the page, and I loved all the extra illustrations filled with sea glass, beautifully arranged sea shells, barnacles, driftwood, etc. A lot of action goes on in the background that foreshadows the books resolution nicely. I imagine as a kid I would have loved trying to pick out what was going to happen by keeping an eye on those background paintings.
I kind of liked how the "townspeople" were other animals themselves. Though it was a little weird that Comet was normal cat sized compared to all these dogs and bunnies and bears, but it added some great detail to the illustrations.
And oh, the illustrations were wonderful. Jan Brett is one of my favorite illustrators, because she add so much detail to her pictures (not unlike my love for Susan Jeffers in that way). Her paintings are very dynamic and are great at conveying action, which was perfect for this plot. I'm used to her more wintery, Scandinavian type books, so it was interesting to see her bring the same techniques to beaches and sun settings. As with many of her books, there's as much detail in the borders and decorations surrounding the page, and I loved all the extra illustrations filled with sea glass, beautifully arranged sea shells, barnacles, driftwood, etc. A lot of action goes on in the background that foreshadows the books resolution nicely. I imagine as a kid I would have loved trying to pick out what was going to happen by keeping an eye on those background paintings.