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A review by gymnerdreader
That Neighbor Kid by Daniel Miyares
4.0
Annotated Bibliography Entry: That Neighbor Kid by: Daniel Miyares
Summary:
A little girl is curious about the little boy who recently moved into her neighborhood. This boy seems to be fascinated with tress and tree houses and she notices that he begins to build what she recognizes as a tree house. The curious little girl decides she would like to help him build this tree house. The two meet and say hi to each other (which is the only word in the book) and establish a friendship. At the end of the book after getting messy with the paint from painting the tree house, the two sit and relax enjoying each other's company. Boy and girl are now friends!
Personal Response:
There is not much too this story. It is a very simplistic geared more towards younger readers, but I like the story as a whole. I think it would be easy for students' to relate to as I am sure most young kids have made friends by helping someone out, etc. It is a simplistic story that children can easily understand as well. Wordless picture books are one of my favorite types of children's books because of the simplistic structure. It gives children a chance to focus on the illustrations to make meaning, which is a good skill for children to develop that will help them as they learn to read.
Descriptions of Illustrations:
The illustrations in this book are interesting because they are mostly black and white. It has very limited color to it and only time it has color is when the children become friends and are painting the tree house. I think this in and of itself is pretty significant. I think the black and white nature represents the loneliness that not having a friend can cause and also the loneliness associated with being the new kid in town. It only starts to become colored when the two meet and start building a friendship and collaborating with each other. I think that represents that friendship can light the way through loneliness and kind of color your world. I know this sounds a little ridiculous, but there is so much to learn from these illustrations.
Classroom Connections:
I feel that teachers could use this book and share it with students during morning meeting, etc. It is a very simplistic story and I think it would be fun to have students sitting on the carpet, listening and making meaning with the teacher as the teacher shows them the illustrations. Since it is wordless, teachers can have guiding questions that will guide students' to make their own meaning of the illustrations they see. I also think it would be interesting for students to have the chance to come up with some dialogue for the story and hear what they think the characters would be saying to each other. Also, teachers could use this book to introduce the structure of books, such as teaching the students the beginning, middle and end. Since this book is wordless, it would allow students to figure out structure relying solely on the illustrations and their own interpretations. It would give them a chance to think critically about the structure of a story.
Summary:
A little girl is curious about the little boy who recently moved into her neighborhood. This boy seems to be fascinated with tress and tree houses and she notices that he begins to build what she recognizes as a tree house. The curious little girl decides she would like to help him build this tree house. The two meet and say hi to each other (which is the only word in the book) and establish a friendship. At the end of the book after getting messy with the paint from painting the tree house, the two sit and relax enjoying each other's company. Boy and girl are now friends!
Personal Response:
There is not much too this story. It is a very simplistic geared more towards younger readers, but I like the story as a whole. I think it would be easy for students' to relate to as I am sure most young kids have made friends by helping someone out, etc. It is a simplistic story that children can easily understand as well. Wordless picture books are one of my favorite types of children's books because of the simplistic structure. It gives children a chance to focus on the illustrations to make meaning, which is a good skill for children to develop that will help them as they learn to read.
Descriptions of Illustrations:
The illustrations in this book are interesting because they are mostly black and white. It has very limited color to it and only time it has color is when the children become friends and are painting the tree house. I think this in and of itself is pretty significant. I think the black and white nature represents the loneliness that not having a friend can cause and also the loneliness associated with being the new kid in town. It only starts to become colored when the two meet and start building a friendship and collaborating with each other. I think that represents that friendship can light the way through loneliness and kind of color your world. I know this sounds a little ridiculous, but there is so much to learn from these illustrations.
Classroom Connections:
I feel that teachers could use this book and share it with students during morning meeting, etc. It is a very simplistic story and I think it would be fun to have students sitting on the carpet, listening and making meaning with the teacher as the teacher shows them the illustrations. Since it is wordless, teachers can have guiding questions that will guide students' to make their own meaning of the illustrations they see. I also think it would be interesting for students to have the chance to come up with some dialogue for the story and hear what they think the characters would be saying to each other. Also, teachers could use this book to introduce the structure of books, such as teaching the students the beginning, middle and end. Since this book is wordless, it would allow students to figure out structure relying solely on the illustrations and their own interpretations. It would give them a chance to think critically about the structure of a story.