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stefhyena's review
3.0
I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the way music was seen as a cure for any ill and an expression of the soul. It was a very human book and had enough light and shade for me. I also like that the friendship between the very different characters is expressed as music. I really liked that! I didn't mind the lack of realism for the sake of home and I found the pictures cute.
But I am an adult. My only reservation is I am not absolutely convinced this book has a lot to offer the small child. My preschool children listen politely (for the most part) when I read it but I have to work hard to keep their attention and they don't ask for the book again and again...so is it good for small children? Not so sure.
Beautiful though
But I am an adult. My only reservation is I am not absolutely convinced this book has a lot to offer the small child. My preschool children listen politely (for the most part) when I read it but I have to work hard to keep their attention and they don't ask for the book again and again...so is it good for small children? Not so sure.
Beautiful though
booksandbosox's review
2.0
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ndobson71's review
5.0
I'm a strong believer that picture books are not exclusively for children. I absolutely adore this book; it is quirky, charming and guaranteed to pick you up if you are feeling down. Awesome artwork with a variety of formats throughout.
tashrow's review
5.0
Herman is a crocodile who lives in New York and finds it very lonely. He loves playing his oboe in his apartment. His job selling things on the telephone, makes his life less lonely because he can talk to people, but doesn’t make him very good at his job. Rosie lives in the building next door to Herman and she loves to sing. She has a job washing dishes but loves most of all her singing lessons and performing in a little jazz club on Thursday nights. The two are lonely but fairly happy because both of them hear great music floating into their windows from time to time. Then one day Herman loses his job and Rosie discovers that the jazz club is closing. The two of them head home and don’t make any music for a long time. Until they wake up one morning and things have changed. They are craving their favorite food and want to make music.
Gordon has written a picture book ode to big city living, particularly New York. He incorporates the potential loneliness of urban life but also praises the bustling, the music, the lifestyle. The characters are quirky and believable. They are the sort of characters who make perfect sense, whose actions are credible, reactions ring true, and they make the entire book work.
Gordon writes and illustrates with a playful tone. His illustrations are done in mixed media, including photographs, paint, and pencil. The different media are worked together so thoroughly that at times you never notice the photos mixed in. They are so cleverly done that it all forms one unified piece until something catches your eye.
Two musical souls in one big lonely city where they live next door to one another. It’s a combination just as exquisite as New York itself. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
Gordon has written a picture book ode to big city living, particularly New York. He incorporates the potential loneliness of urban life but also praises the bustling, the music, the lifestyle. The characters are quirky and believable. They are the sort of characters who make perfect sense, whose actions are credible, reactions ring true, and they make the entire book work.
Gordon writes and illustrates with a playful tone. His illustrations are done in mixed media, including photographs, paint, and pencil. The different media are worked together so thoroughly that at times you never notice the photos mixed in. They are so cleverly done that it all forms one unified piece until something catches your eye.
Two musical souls in one big lonely city where they live next door to one another. It’s a combination just as exquisite as New York itself. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
macklin's review
4.0
This was so cute! I love new york city and thought it was wonderfully captured in the story.
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