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readingthroughtheages's review
I'm going to hold off total judgement on this book until I use it with young readers.
I think the swarm of bees is meant to be a metaphor for feeling angry. I'm not sure if young readers will catch on or not. I'm not sure I fully caught on....
I think the swarm of bees is meant to be a metaphor for feeling angry. I'm not sure if young readers will catch on or not. I'm not sure I fully caught on....
jgoins's review
4.0
I like this one. Why the bad reviews? I think it's a good way to talk about anger and spreading it around. Sort of like his book about the stick and the bad mood.
katlogbrenn's review
2.0
Swing and a miss- Attempting to address Anger and Aggression with Compassion and Recompence
jesstele's review
1.0
Reading this aloud is torture. The kids didn’t enjoy it (the target audience) and I didn’t either. Maybe it’s time for him to take a break from writing - the angry author feel this book gives off is just lame.
calistareads's review
2.0
I loved ‘the Dark’ by Lemony Snicket. This is not even close to that. I don’t really like the artwork much. The story seems a little mean. The bees are angry and I get that sometimes it does feel good to get angry. The nephew was so disappointed the boy in the story did not get stung. He did laugh that the boy was throwing tomatoes at everyone. I had to tell him that he could never do that. I could tell he was ignoring me. He’s good at that. He lives by the motto: ask forgiveness not permission.
It’s a rather weird beginning story really. Neither kid knew what to make of it. The boy didn’t really get in trouble for throwing tomatoes at everyone besides having to clean them up. The bees just got put in a bag. I don’t know what to make of it either. It’s one line or so per page with crayon looking artwork. I do wonder if the bees sort of represent the boys anger in some ways, but bees generally aren't aggressive. I don't know.
The niece did not like this. She gave this 1 star. The nephew thought throwing tomatoes was funny and he gave it 3 stars. You should see what you make of the story. Strange.
It’s a rather weird beginning story really. Neither kid knew what to make of it. The boy didn’t really get in trouble for throwing tomatoes at everyone besides having to clean them up. The bees just got put in a bag. I don’t know what to make of it either. It’s one line or so per page with crayon looking artwork. I do wonder if the bees sort of represent the boys anger in some ways, but bees generally aren't aggressive. I don't know.
The niece did not like this. She gave this 1 star. The nephew thought throwing tomatoes was funny and he gave it 3 stars. You should see what you make of the story. Strange.
annsantori's review
3.0
Judging this book just by itself and not by the absurdity that is Handler still being allowed to write and publish books to great monetary benefit . . .
The illustrations by Rilla Alexander are unique and beautifully done (very retro, very wood-cut/lino style, achieved partially with the use of actual rubber stamps!) and the story has the feel of a cumulative folk-tale with just a touch of social-emotional skill building. Not WONDERFUL, but not as bad as many reviews are making it seem.
The illustrations by Rilla Alexander are unique and beautifully done (very retro, very wood-cut/lino style, achieved partially with the use of actual rubber stamps!) and the story has the feel of a cumulative folk-tale with just a touch of social-emotional skill building. Not WONDERFUL, but not as bad as many reviews are making it seem.
wordnerd153's review
2.0
This one left me scratching my head. I liked the message and how the problem was resolved, but everything leading up to that just felt off. Not sure what kids will think of this.