Comments on Reading Everywhere: Book Review: A Ball for Daisy, by Chris Raschka

Thanks for stopping by, Katie and Sarah! Katie, ...

2012-01-26T16:24:02.556-08:00

Thanks for stopping by, Katie and Sarah!

Katie, it really is a simple-looking book overall... I think the key is that Raschka makes it all look very easy and effortless. But those watercolor brushstrokes must have actually been quite painstaking! And the story is simple, too- dog has ball, dog loses ball... but it's really touching.

Sarah, you know, I was actually a bit meh on this one at first, and I can definitely see how it wouldn't speak to every reader. I think it was the range of emotions Raschka transmitted through the use of line and color that sold me on it. I'll be interested to hear Raschka's speech at the Newbery/Caldecott banquet.

This book was very meh for me. I didn't have m...

2012-01-26T14:48:55.063-08:00

This book was very meh for me. I didn't have much of a reaction at all. The artwork didn't impress me all that much. BUT... I'm glad your son enjoyed it. If it's got kid appeal the rest doesn't matter.

I was so curious about A Ball for Daisy! It does l...

2012-01-26T10:52:32.893-08:00

I was so curious about A Ball for Daisy! It does look pretty darn simple on the cover, but now you've got me curious to see what's inside... thanks for a kid-tested review :)

Ah, thanks... hope it's fixed now.

2012-01-26T10:39:29.830-08:00

Ah, thanks... hope it's fixed now.

Pssst. I tried to use your links to click through ...

2012-01-26T10:14:33.065-08:00

Pssst. I tried to use your links to click through and buy, but it didn't work. Looks like a HTML error.