Knight, Hilary and Steven Kroll Nina in That Makes Me Mad, 32 pgs. Toon Books/Candlewick Press, 2011. $12.95. Content - G. A graphic novel/comic book-stye exploration of the many, many things that make Nina mad. While a lot of children will relate to the frustrations Nina experiences, the thirty pages of examples showcase a slew of infuriating situations with only two pages, at the very end, showing how to deal with the resulting anger. This imbalance takes what could be a book about learning to deal with anger and frustration, and instead turns it into one long whine-fest. Perhaps if it were part of a series the others would balance it out, but as a standalone it left me with a very negative feeling. EL - NOT RECOMMENDED. Reviewed by: Caryn.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Nina in That Makes Me Mad by Hilary Knight - NOT RECOMMENDED
Knight, Hilary and Steven Kroll Nina in That Makes Me Mad, 32 pgs. Toon Books/Candlewick Press, 2011. $12.95. Content - G. A graphic novel/comic book-stye exploration of the many, many things that make Nina mad. While a lot of children will relate to the frustrations Nina experiences, the thirty pages of examples showcase a slew of infuriating situations with only two pages, at the very end, showing how to deal with the resulting anger. This imbalance takes what could be a book about learning to deal with anger and frustration, and instead turns it into one long whine-fest. Perhaps if it were part of a series the others would balance it out, but as a standalone it left me with a very negative feeling. EL - NOT RECOMMENDED. Reviewed by: Caryn.
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