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A review by thepeachmartini
A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson
3.0
I think I am in the minority in that I actually liked the illustrations as they were - gritty, hard backdrops of buildings and marketplaces combined with the cartoonish features of the characters.
The age range on the book is a bit wide, in my opinion (4-9); I'd go for the higher age range as I think the way the story is presented is a bit more complex than your average picture book.
The images are quite beautiful - I spent several minutes on each page just taking in the sights. The writing is good, don't mistake me, but I think for a children's book it's a bit over the top (another reason I'd stick to the older age groups).
The story line is great subject matter and really gets you thinking about who Charles Dickens was, and how his stories came to be.
The age range on the book is a bit wide, in my opinion (4-9); I'd go for the higher age range as I think the way the story is presented is a bit more complex than your average picture book.
The images are quite beautiful - I spent several minutes on each page just taking in the sights. The writing is good, don't mistake me, but I think for a children's book it's a bit over the top (another reason I'd stick to the older age groups).
The story line is great subject matter and really gets you thinking about who Charles Dickens was, and how his stories came to be.