I'm a dad, living in an undisclosed location with my wife and son. We read books, among other things.
Rating: 8/10 Well, I love a lot about this. The story is fun, I am a fan and I liked the ending. There's a good amount of of whimsy and silliness in it, and it's well complemented by the art - it's nothing
Rating: 9/10 First, shout-out to the art: I love these pictures. They're beautiful and evocative and everything I want from my children's book art. Just a delight to drink it all in as you read the story. The story is solid too, it's
Rating: 1/10 Sorry, but this just sucks. I still enjoy the art in a way, and the pacing is fine, but there's just nothing here. The art can't carry a book like this. Who is this for? There's no story, no real whimsy
Rating: 10/10 I am just a huge Maurice Sendak fan, and this has to be my favorite of his. It's funny, there's an enjoyable plot, it wraps up nicely. The art has this amazing, creepy, un-sanitized feeling to it that you can't imagine
Rating: 8/10 So, first of all, let's get this out there: you don't need to use words to tell stories, and picture books get a big leg up here. You do need great art and a lot of fun if you're going to
Rating: 5/10 This is an adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby Dick, which I am a medium fan of. Unfortunately I don't think that the full... literary force, or whatever, of Melville's work quite translates to children's picture books. The book nails
Rating: 2/10 I really didn't enjoy this one, which was a huge letdown after reading his other books. It wasn't interesting, it was pretty repetitive. The art was sorta cute I guess, that's definitely a strength, but it's definitely not his
Rating: 8/10 This feels a lot like a more baby-oriented version of Here We Are, which I obviously enjoyed immensely. I don't think this holds up quite as well - the art is not as impressive, it's got a lot less going on and it
Rating: 9/10 I really liked this one. The art is great. The tone is hilarious, I absolutely love the dialogue and the characters. The story is silly but is played completely straight-faced, which I always love. And then it builds to a very fun and clever climax with a
Rating: 6/10 I continue to love Oliver Jeffers' art. The story, as a concept, is very clever! The escalation process is also conceptually good. Unfortunately it gets pretty repetitive pretty quick, and sorta runs out of steam at the end. Sort of a Deus ex Machina situation -
Rating: 7/10 Short, but funny. I don't have a lot to say about this that won't spoil it, but I think it has poor re-readability value which is unfortunate because I absolutely did laugh out loud with joy when I read it for the first
Rating: 10/10 I love the design of this book, it's fun to have a book written in the second person. Reading it out loud is such a pleasure. Funny, interactive, and the format works so well. The art is nothing special that makes you say "wow&