Ellen Fischer
Auteur van The Count's Hanukkah Countdown (Shalom Sesame)
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Release-Methode, Schmerzfrei mit der 2 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- FISCHER, Ellen
- Geboortedatum
- 1947
- Geslacht
- female
- Geboorteplaats
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
- Opleiding
- Washington University in St. Louis
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- Werken
- 14
- Ook door
- 1
- Leden
- 436
- Populariteit
- #56,114
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 10
- ISBNs
- 57
- Talen
- 1
- Favoriet
- 1
I picked up Latke, the Lucky Dog with some anticipation, hoping for a sweet holiday tale about an animal finding a home, and that is just what I got. That said, the text sometimes felt a little clunky to me, and the first-person narration from Latke's perspective was often a little forced. The artwork is colorful and cute, although the human faces (particularly the eyes) were somewhat off-putting to me. This is my first book from author Ellen Fischer, but I have encountered and enjoyed illustrator Tiphanie Beeke's work before, in Julia Rawlinson's picture-books about Fletcher the fox, so I was surprised to find that the visuals didn't strike more of a chord with me. Perhaps Beeke is simply better at depicting animals than humans. There's nothing really wrong here, and I would still recommend this one to those seeking picture-book set at Hanukkah (rather than about Hanukkah itself), but somehow I expected to enjoy it more than I did.… (meer)