Lawrence David (–2022)
Auteur van Beetle Boy
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The Devil's Tail 1 exemplaar
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- Overlijdensdatum
- 2022-05-07
- Geslacht
- male
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 21
- Leden
- 463
- Populariteit
- #53,109
- Waardering
- 3.3
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 63
- Talen
- 4
Well, here's a book that's got ratings all over the place! As of the date of my review there is one super-low, one super-high (mine), and two solid in the middle. Here's why I went with super-high: 1. The pictures are delightful. Crisp, clean, a little blocky, with great expressions on faces 2. The story makes me giggle more than once in a reading. 3. The writing is well designed for being read aloud. 4. I like the people in the story. They feel 'real' to me.
The only possible con I have: it's a wee bit lengthy for a picture book. I'm okay with that because the story is so good and I don't see anything to cut. It's wordy with a purpose, not just because someone didn't know how to write or edit.
The title page states that this book was inspired by Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'. I can't speak to that, as I've not read Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'. But I have read Beetle Boy, and I find it quite a delightful book.… (meer)