Christian Trimmer
Auteur van Teddy's Favorite Toy
Werken van Christian Trimmer
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1976
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Beroepen
- children's book author
children's book editor
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Noah's birthday is coming. He wants a number of gifts but the one he wishes for most is to grow his hair long and thick. Yang's illustrations inclusively depict regular folks in a diverse neighborhood. Backmatter includes questions for conversation starters between parent and child.
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
This book begins with the old "Saving a Starfish" story, but then expands it outwards - showing how a single act of kindness can inspire other single acts without being overly didactic. Great illustrations as well.
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 9
- Leden
- 220
- Populariteit
- #101,715
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 9
- ISBNs
- 18
1. Obviously it's based on fairy tales, mainly Snow White but there are references to other fairy tales in there as well. Like SHREK, this is trying to tell a modern version of a fairy tale.
2. It's got a lot of jokes for adults that will go over the heads of most kids. For example, the miniature ponies turn their barn into a Mare B & B.
My four-year-old liked it and I found it tolerable. Not quite Cinder Edna, but a nice break from the Disney Snow White Little Golden Book I've had to read every night for a week.… (meer)