Posted on November 6th, 2015 by pajamapress
“Elephant Journey: The True Story of Three Zoo Elephants and their Rescue from Captivity, by Rob Laidlaw and Brian Deines, is a fantastic non-fiction book that uses the power of narrative (and the award-winning Deines’ gorgeous illustrations) to bring complex issues of animal protection to life…
…Four pages of photographs, fact boxes and additional text add context and background to Laidlaw’s story, though the book stands well enough on its own without it. It’s a harrowing story with a most hopeful ending, and will make a definite impression on readers of all ages.”
—Kerry Clare
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Posted in Elephant Journey | Tagged brian-deines, elephants, kerry-clare, non-fiction, nonfiction, pickle-me-this, picture-book, Review, rob-laidlaw
Posted on April 20th, 2013 by pajamapress
“…I knew something was up when Harriet suddenly couldn’t stop talking about it. (“You be Pumpkin, you be Tweezle, and I’ll be Hoogie,” she’d demand of whoever was in her company, or a variation on this.) I asked her why she liked the book so much: “Because Hoogie’s a monster and she’s nice,” Harriet answered, and I liked that answer…This is a good teaching book for any middle child, but also (I have a feeling!) useful for any little one suffering a bit of family displacement. Hoogie will help them to articulate their feelings and know they aren’t alone.”
—Kerry Clare
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Posted in Hoogie In the Middle | Tagged books, dean-griffiths, harriet, hoogie-in-the-middle, kerry-clare, middle-child, monster, pickle-me-this, picture-book, Review, stephanie-mclellan
