Barnett, Mac and
Illustrated by Corace, Jen Telephone 40 pgs. Chronicle Books
LLC, 2014. $16.99. Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G Violence:
G. PICTURE BOOK
A visual
representation of the classic telephone whispering game. A mother bird wants her bird son to come home
from dinner. As message is passed bird from bird it changes. The last bird,
luckily is a wise owl, who is able to pass the original message to the little
bird who can then fly home for dinner.
The illustrations
were completely darling. I use the telephone game in the library as part of a
lesson so I was thrilled to see this book. Additionally I have enjoyed books by
this author in the past. But I was sorely disappointed by the utter changes
between each bird, not an evolving variation. It kind of missed the point. I
also thought it was a bit bizarre and didn't find the humor in it, even though I am usually all about quirky. I will keep
my eye out for this illustrator though!
EL(K-3) –NO Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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