Border, Terry Happy Birthday, Cupcake! PICTURE BOOK. Philomel (Penguin), 2015. $18.
Content: G.
It’s Cupcake’s birthday and she wants to have a great party
to celebrate with all of her friends.
Each idea, however, is shot down as different problems come up (ie, the
beach is so hot that many of her friends may melt). She becomes more and more discouraged until
she arrives home and discovers that her friends already had the party all
planned. Surprise!
With wire arms and legs and a few props, Border creates a
visual treat (no pun intended) along with a fun story. Teachers should use these as an example of
what a diorama could be. This is one of
many excellent examples of this type of art and if I taught elementary school I
would want to do entire art unit , if not a whole year or art, planning and
making a classroom story using these kinds of books as inspiration. This takes playing with your food to a whole
new, higher, level.
Pre-K, EL (K-3), EL – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
FYI - Look at Terry Border's blog, which is chock full of more bent object fun!
Check out the adorable BuzzFeed article where Terry has
constructed scenes based on some of the most famous children’s books.
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