Paulette's PBPOD is . . .
The Three Ninja Pigs, by Cory Rosen Schwartz, Illustrated by Dan Santat
Three. Ninja. Pigs! What's not to like?
Cory Rosen Schwartz knocks it out of the dojo with this fast-paced, lively version of the Three Little Pigs. So much is remarkable about this book that it's hard not to gush. Commence the gush:
There are the characters, that are so cutely drawn by Dan Santat.
Then there's the story, set in generic Asia, that is playful and evocative. It's a loud, active book, which I personally feel the world needs more of. But one thing I really love is the trend it's bucking. That is the rhyme. In PB Creation World, no one should be writing or reading rhyme. Corey is the rare exception. She chops that rhyme like a house made of sticks.
Kids really relate to this book! Kicking and smacking . . . . maybe a book to be read on a playground rather at bedtime. Yeah, why not?
Here's one more picture for the moms out there (from Tara Lazar's blog):
Cory Rosen Schwartz knocks it out of the dojo with this fast-paced, lively version of the Three Little Pigs. So much is remarkable about this book that it's hard not to gush. Commence the gush:
There are the characters, that are so cutely drawn by Dan Santat.
Then there's the story, set in generic Asia, that is playful and evocative. It's a loud, active book, which I personally feel the world needs more of. But one thing I really love is the trend it's bucking. That is the rhyme. In PB Creation World, no one should be writing or reading rhyme. Corey is the rare exception. She chops that rhyme like a house made of sticks.
Kids really relate to this book! Kicking and smacking . . . . maybe a book to be read on a playground rather at bedtime. Yeah, why not?
Here's one more picture for the moms out there (from Tara Lazar's blog):
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