Posted on June 25th, 2014 by pajamapress
“Innes and Endrulat cleverly tell the story from Teddy’s point of view, so the reader, like Teddy, hears Aileen’s explanations of what is going on as well as William’s and Grace’s secrets. Like the two children, Teddy ends up spending the war far from his beloved Aileen wondering if he will ever see her again.
Brian Deines soft atmospheric illustrations and rich colours convey an old-fashioned feel to the story. An afterword gives some background on the real Aileen (great-aunt of Stephanie Innes) and the real Teddy who now resides at the Canadian War Museum.”
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Posted in Bear on the Homefront | Tagged bear-on-the-homefront, brian-deines, Canada, canada-war-museum, harry-endrulat, national-reading-campaign, nrc, picture-book, Review, stephanie-innes, teddy, war, wwii
Posted on January 16th, 2014 by pajamapress
“In Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, author Victoria Allenby’s poetic text and illustrator Tara Anderson’s whimsical art lulls kids – and kitten – to sleep, making it a lovely bedtime read.
But it’s more than a bedtime story: it’s a tale of friendship and acceptance. It’s a story in which kids safely explore relational differences and boundaries through the eyes of cats…
Parents and teachers will love Allenby’s word play. Her use of repetition and alliteration is calming and her steady cadence is mesmerizing. Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That is a story of love and limits… and it might just induce a good night’s sleep.”
—Jen Bailey
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Posted in Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That | Tagged bedtime, bedtime-book, can-sleep-like-that, cats, nat-the-cat, nationa-reading-campaign, nrc, picture-book, story, tara-anderson, victoria-allenby
