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sometimes, when we read a book we get a mental ima...

2007-04-27T09:36:54.666-07:00

sometimes, when we read a book we get a mental image of the words and our mind processes it based on our experiences; and when the same book gets made into a movie, it feels like a let-down at times as it didn't match our mental picture...

don't you think similar relationship exists between picture book and the same picture book just written in text? Our mind can interpret the pictures and internalize it well

>>>Keep turning the pages and let your kid make up the story as it goes along.

this should be a treat as children have such wild imagination which gets jaded over time as we grow up.

So true - a picture speaks a thousand words , isn'...

2007-04-26T08:52:11.808-07:00

So true - a picture speaks a thousand words , isn't it?

Also, wordless picture books can help overcome language barriers...I am sure it has some therapeutic benefits to offer too for adults who continue enjoy reading picture books...:-) (an easy way to escape from the pressures of adulthood and retune into one's childhood.. - thanks to our children!! :-)

I agree with your point Sathish. Graphics can tell...

2007-04-26T06:35:37.804-07:00

I agree with your point Sathish. Graphics can tell as much as words and more, for it is left to our own interpretations. I shall look forward with interest to reading morepicture books soon.

Excellent post, kudoos to the designer as well. do...

2007-04-25T21:34:01.068-07:00

Excellent post, kudoos to the designer as well. do keep up the good work, will be back for more.

Warm Regards

Biby Cletus :- Blog

praba, there is definitely a mindset among people ...

2007-04-25T18:01:28.152-07:00

praba,

there is definitely a mindset among people that picture books are for children and that too young children..

I would say 'no'; picture book can be as illuminating as any fiction/non-fiction book to carry across a point of view - I have another very good picture book called - Why? by Nikolai Popov that I plan to review that soon.. - here the message of war that is conveyed is essentially as powerful as massive 300 page volume.

Hi Sathish -An interview with David Weisner http:/...

2007-04-25T11:15:25.327-07:00

Hi Sathish -

An interview with David Weisner

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=10671

interesting point on the target audience for picture books -

"It's unfortunate that after a certain age, some people think that we don't need pictures anymore. I don't believe that for any reason."
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i have to get my hands on this one...we love wordl...

2007-04-25T08:05:31.139-07:00

i have to get my hands on this one...we love wordless/single word books - as they are kind to an 18mo's attention span :)
similar titles - Hug/Tall/g'nite gorilla - have been big hits with us, so I'm sure this will top the list too. thanks for sharing the find!

thank you praba and tharini.There is one scene at ...

2007-04-24T20:47:30.638-07:00

thank you praba and tharini.

There is one scene at the end of the book, that explains the bewilderment of people as they find out many mysterious lily pads lying on the road side and all over the town, that almost reads like a scene from a movie.
There is an array of police cars; policemen whispering into their handsets, the detective leaning down to touch/feel the lily pads (and probably wondering ), the the person to see the flying frogs explaining the scene to a television camera, a police dog sniffiing around!!
All this action in just one page! Amazing stuff.

Nice review Sathish. This is going to be a surefir...

2007-04-24T15:48:47.763-07:00

Nice review Sathish. This is going to be a surefire hit with Akhil. And I just KNOW I'm going to love the illustrations right from the look of the cover itself. A wordless book...the only one we have ever tried so far is Goodnight Gorilla. :)

Interesting adventure and review!I have seen this ...

2007-04-24T06:05:44.465-07:00

Interesting adventure and review!I have seen this book in stores, and the title was quite intriguing...Now that I know what's it all about, you've rekindled my curiosity about the book and in general, all of David Weisner's - like I mentioned earlier - Flotsam is this year's winner - have been wanting to check his books out...Will certainly do so this summer..

We have read one wordless picture book - Red - 2004 winner..

Thanks!

Praba