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Picture Book: Ooh-la-la (Max In Love)

Happy Friday 56 Meme!

Beside me is a book about the best books for children, from babies to young readers. So on Page 56, I found this picture book of an upside down girl called Ooh-La-La (Max in Love).

It is written by Maira Kalman. Here is a little bit about the author:

"Maira Kalman is an illustrator, author, and designer. She has created many covers for The New Yorker, including the famous map of Newyorkistan (created with Rick Meyerowitz). Ms. Kalman's twelve children's books include Max Makes a Million, Stay Up Late, Swami on Rye, and What Pete Ate. She also has designed fabric for Isaac Mizrahi, accessories for Kate Spade, sets for the Mark Morris Dance Company, and, with her late husband Tibor Kalman under the M&Co. label, clocks, umbrellas, and other accessories for the Museum of Modern Art. "

About The Book:

Max Stravinsky, poet-beagle, has gone to Paris in the springtime. The city of love is buzzing with the news of his arrival, and Pierre Potpourri of the Crazy Wolf nightclub asks Max to perform. The show opens with the divine Dalmatian Crepes Suzette playing the piano, and - ooh, la-la, Max is smitten!

Crammed with visual allusions, Kalman's busy pictures bring to mind Paris at its artistic heyday, and her witty text is filled with French wordplay.

What a great way to introduce French culture to first graders. Kids and adults will love this great picture book! I love this line, "Alors, I must run. My souffle is sinking."Funny illustrations with wonderful details that Kalman provides for the reader. ***** stars!

Ooh-la-la (Max in Love) (Picture Puffin)

5th Sentence on Page 56:

"The city of love is buzzing with the news of his arrival, and Pierre Potpourri of the Crazy Wolf Nightclub asks Max to perform."

From: The Barnes & Noble Guide to Children's Books.

Happy Friday,

-- LadyD

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis

Review of Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting

The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA

Image via Wikipedia

Have you been to San Francisico? I must return to this beautiful city in the summer because it is a charming city with lots to do. The food is excellent as well. My photos were taken in the late fall and early winter so I didn't mind the haze and fog. I really enjoyed my visit immensely! Have you read any of Eve Bunting's books before?

I absolutely love this wonderful, educational children's book, Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting. I think this is Eve's best work, telling of the building of the San Francisco. You will learn many great historical facts. The narrative is wonderful. "There's a crew of more than a thousand men working on that bridge, Robert, including [your friend] Charlie's dad," says mom. "I know that, but I just shrug. To me, it's Pop's bridge."

The illustrations by C.F. Payne remind me of Norman Rockwell style. The artist also is the illustrator Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story, Book Three (The American Girls Collection), True Heart, Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 188, Who Grew My Soup?

First Sentence:

My pop is building the Golden Gate Bridge.

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; First Edition edition (May 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0152047735
ISBN-13: 978-0152047733

Here are a few photos of my trip to S.F. Did I tell you that my daughter who loves the film industry worked on Bottle Shock and also the television series Trauma, filmed in S.F.?

I hope you enjoy your stay at LadyD Books.
Thanks for stopping by!

The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Voyager Books (April 15, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0152016988
ISBN-13: 978-0152016982

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This simple prose poem describes, in broad strokes, how corn is harvested and made into tortillas while rough, warm-toned paintings set the scenes. All ages.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Ages 6-9. Using simple yet evocative language, Paulsen tells young readers how a corn seed eventually becomes a tortilla. "The black earth sleeps in winter . . .," but in the spring, it is worked by brown hands that plant the yellow seeds. Seeds become plants, and then the corn is ground into flour and sent to the tortilla factory. The flour disks come off the machine, are packaged, and eventually arrive in kitchens--" to be wrapped around juicy beans and eaten by white teeth, to fill a round stomach and give strength to the brown hands that work the black earth." This circular telling works nicely with the strong, attractive paintings that get texture from their linen surface. The simplicity of the text does raise a few questions, however. For instance, is the dough really kneaded by hand after it has been mixed by machinery? Although this may have select appeal, it's an interesting and attractive offering. Ilene Cooper --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Biography

Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newberry Honor titles: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.

Paintings by Ruth Wright Paulsen

About The Book:

This is a simple book with beautiful illustrations for your little ones. They will understand the cycle of growing food from the soil, to the seed, to the plant, and then from the flour to the tortilla. It's a Beautiful book!

The Tortilla Factory

Warmest Regards,
LadyD

Book Review- P is for Pumpkin: God's Harvest Alphabet by Kathy-jo Warjin

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Zonderkidz (August 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310711800

Author's Biography

Kathy-jo Wargin is the bestselling author of more than 45 books such as the children's classic The Legend of Sleeping Bear, 2001 IRA Children's Choice Award Winner The Legend of the Loon, IRA Teacher's Choice Award Winner Win One for the Gipper, Bank Street College of Education Best Book Listee The Voyageur's Paddle, and newly released Alfred Nobel, The Man Behind the Peace Prize.

Inside the jacket Flap:

When Kathy-jo Wargin was a young girl, each night after dinner, her mother let her choose between washing the dishes or writing a poem. Before long, she decided that if she grew up to be a writer, she wouldn't have to do any dishes. She has since learned that even though she has published more than twenty award-winning books for children, she still has to wash the dishes. Kathy-jo lives in Michigan with her husband and son Jake.

About the book:

Oh, how I love this delightful children's book from the start! The warm Autumn earth tone illustrations introduce us to the fall season with an abundant harvest of apples and Indian corn to pumpkins and quilting bees! I personally love pumpkin patches, the color of orange, quilting with friends and enjoying my garden. Yawn Ariel Pang cheerfully illustrates the joy and extra fun of country living on the faces of the children!

Kathy-jo is a very talented author who brilliantly weaves the heart of autumn in a beautiful rhyming text. Two messages are clearly stated by the author that every parent and grandparent loves to share with little ones and that is learning the alphabet and hearing of God's love for us each and every day, especially celebrating God's richest harvest blessings together! I love this book! 5 stars! Worth reading!

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—Whimsical acrylic cartoons show busy children and animals in an alphabet-based text that emphasizes God's presence in the season: "The bright Jack-o'-lantern with its friendly, big grin/reminds us God's love is a light from within"; "…over the Scarecrow, all stuffed with hay./A reminder that God watches us each day." A barn dance, a quilting bee, and a hayride provide nostalgic scenes for children to consider, along with imaginative background details of animals reading, making beds, selling cookies, raking, and catching nuts in nets. Innocent faces, clear colorful shapes, and a smooth rhyming text that conveys the awe and joy of the season make this a sweet, gentle book for family and church settings.—Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI
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Warmest Regards,
LadyD