Red: A Crayon's Story
by Michael Hall
Kids' Books of the Week , February 16, 2015
Kids' Books of the Week
Red: A Crayon's Story
by Michael Hall
I Don't Want to Be a Frog
by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt
You are what you are. Or are you? I sat down with these two appealing new picture books to choose one to feature here this week, and immediately laughed out loud at how similar they are: a little frog who wants to be a rabbit, a pig—anything but a frog—and a red crayon who might actually be blue. A dissertation could probably be written about the subtle differences in identity formation between them, but for your young readers just a few things will likely matter: the books are funny and bright, and they will set them thinking about what it means to be who you are.
Red: A Crayon's Story
by Michael Hall
I Don't Want to Be a Frog
by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt
You are what you are. Or are you? I sat down with these two appealing new picture books to choose one to feature here this week, and immediately laughed out loud at how similar they are: a little frog who wants to be a rabbit, a pig—anything but a frog—and a red crayon who might actually be blue. A dissertation could probably be written about the subtle differences in identity formation between them, but for your young readers just a few things will likely matter: the books are funny and bright, and they will set them thinking about what it means to be who you are.
— Tom
Red: A Crayon's Story was reviewed in Newsletter #29 on February 16, 2015. For more like this, and other bookish news, sign up for the newsletter .
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