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Jellybeans

by Sylvia Van Ommen

Jellybeans Cover

ISBN13: 9781596430358
ISBN10: 1596430354
Condition: Standard
Dustjacket: Standard
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

George, a young rabbit, gets a message from his pal Oscar, a cat. "How about going to the park to eat jellybeans?" And so the two friends meet up and have a hilarious, poignant, and surprisingly trenchant discussion about the existence of heaven, and what might or might not go on there, while munching on their favorite food, jellybeans. Funny, winsome, with a touch of Frog and Toad, this little book is an absolute delight.

Review:

"Dutch author/artist Van Ommen presents a delightfully — and deceptively — simple tale introducing a pair of friends whose favorite treat inspires some existential questions. In charming ink drawings, Oscar the cat and George the rabbit make a plan (via text messages on their cell phones) to get together. 'Hi. Have you seen how nice it is outside? How about going to the park to eat jellybeans?' suggests Oscar, who instructs George to bring the candy; the feline arrives with a thermos of hot chocolate. As the two settle down with their snack, Oscar finds a jellybean 'as blue as the sky,' which prompts the question, 'Do you think there's a heaven?' George endearingly responds, 'I'm going if you're going, that's for sure,' yet worries that heaven might be so big that they won't bump into each other or that they won't know each other if they do meet. With echoes of Holly Keller's Farfallina and Marcel, the buddies' solution to this potential dilemma will please youngsters as thoroughly as it does the pensive pals, who agree, 'If we bump into each other and we don't recognize each other... Then we can just become friends all over again.' (One will bring the jellybeans — the other hot chocolate.) The author's spare artwork, is as streamlined, childlike and winsome as her narrative, which is likely to inspire dialogue — and surely offers reassurance — about what might lie ahead. Ages 4-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

About the Author

Sylva Van Ommen attended the Academy of Art in Kampen, The Netherlands, and currently makes her home in Zwolle. Jellybeans is the first book she has written and illustrated for children.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781596430358
Author:
Van Ommen, Sylvia
Publisher:
Roaring Brook Press
Author:
Ommen, Sylvia Van
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Cats
Subject:
Social Situations - Friendship
Subject:
Social Situations - Death & Dying
Subject:
Animals - Cats
Subject:
Animals - Rabbits
Subject:
Situations / Friendship
Subject:
Social Issues - Friendship
Edition Description:
American
Publication Date:
May 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Preschool - Up
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
48
Dimensions:
7.64x6.86x.38 in. .45 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-UP

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