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A review by calistareads
Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats
4.0
The artwork felt a little different here, but Ezra still uses bright colors. It felt very much set in the city. Peter and his friend are playing in some city space. They are having a good time when Peter finds some old motorcycle goggles. They are excited about their find. Then some older boys from the neighborhood come and try to take them. Peter and company scatter and they find a way to sneak the goggles out of the lot and get them home. They outsmart the boys. They feel like kings.
The children kept asking why Peter wanted those old goggles to begin with. They couldn’t understand this. I tired to tell them that back before having a 1,000 choices of TV shows at your fingertips all the time, children used to have to make up their own entertainments and you turned weird things like goggles into important things. They totally didn’t understand that. To them, it’s something to get ride of. They do play in the backyard and they use twigs and other nature, but not weird things like old goggles.
This is for beginners. It’s a lovely story. The kids didn’t really get this one. The nephew did like the fact that Peter and his friend outsmarted the older kids. He always appreciates that. There is also a Dachshund in this story and they love a dachshund. The nephew gave this 3 stars and the niece gave this 2 stars.
The children kept asking why Peter wanted those old goggles to begin with. They couldn’t understand this. I tired to tell them that back before having a 1,000 choices of TV shows at your fingertips all the time, children used to have to make up their own entertainments and you turned weird things like goggles into important things. They totally didn’t understand that. To them, it’s something to get ride of. They do play in the backyard and they use twigs and other nature, but not weird things like old goggles.
This is for beginners. It’s a lovely story. The kids didn’t really get this one. The nephew did like the fact that Peter and his friend outsmarted the older kids. He always appreciates that. There is also a Dachshund in this story and they love a dachshund. The nephew gave this 3 stars and the niece gave this 2 stars.