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Not So True Stories & Unreasonable Rhymes

by Carin Berger

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ISBN13: 9780811837736
ISBN10: 0811837734
Condition: Standard
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Review:

"Eyecatching visuals will draw readers into Berger's picture book debut, a collection of nonsense poems, but incongruities and contradictions between the text and the art may disappoint the audience. The illustrations exert an immediate pull: eccentric subjects, composed of often intricate cut-paper collage and recalling the flattened, elongated scale of a Tim Burton cartoon, enact their dramas against solid-color backdrops. Thus snakes replace shoelaces in a picture of a blue high top for 'Sneaker Snakes'; for 'Train,' passengers on a subway include a fire hydrant holding a hot dog and an umbrella, a flower carrying a bouquet, and a couple of bipedal skyscrapers. The papers Berger chooses are enticingly detailed — maps, newspapers, plaids, prints — and she festoons them with such elements as letters, words and other graphics. However the intriguing pictures often overwhelm the more pedestrian texts ('Lean little Mr. Mean/ Eats a sour tangerine/ He squishes up his pucker lips/ So Cheery Cherry gives a kiss') or fail to illustrate them. For the snakes in the sneaker, for example, special type treatment emphasizes their 'swirly green eyes,' but the description does not carry through to the artwork. A 'lollipop moon' in a lullaby shows up as a sun; the mood in that entry is more rock-and-roll than the titular 'Rock-a-bye.' Still, the imagination at work here marks this author-artist as one to watch. Ages 4-up. (Apr.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

Imaginative poems and intricate cut-paper illustrations combine to make the ordinary-a train ride-extraordinary and the extraordinary-a galactic car race-out of this world. Brimming with detail, the lively illustrations reveal something new with each visit. And the characters in the poems will linger long after the book is closed. Not So True Stories is a stunning debut from newcomer Carin Berger.

Synopsis:

Imaginative poems and intricate cut-paper illustrations combine to make the ordinary — a train ride — extraordinary and the extraordinary — a galactic car race — out of this world. Brimming with detail, the lively illustrations reveal something new with each visit. And the characters in the poems will linger long after the book is closed. "Not So True Stories is a stunning debut from newcomer Carin Berger.

Awards and honors for "Not So True Stories and Unreasonable Rhymes:

Bank Street College, Best Books of the Year

Product Details

ISBN:
9780811837736
Author:
Berger, Carin
Publisher:
Chronicle Books
Location:
San Francisco, Calif.
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Poetry - General
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Poetry / Plays
Subject:
Children's poetry, American
Subject:
Nonsense verses, American.
Subject:
Poetry : General
Series Volume:
107-371
Publication Date:
February 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
26
Dimensions:
10.64x8.08x.43 in. .78 lbs.
Age Level:
04-08

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