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alidottie's review against another edition
4.0
Through most of this book, I wasn't liking it. FINALLY it clicked and I realized how clever it is!! I just wonder how old most kids would be before they "got it" instead of seeing it as a somewhat scary story--I guess it is typical Van Allsburg!
msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
I was about to rate this book a one star. Indeed, I thought it was terrible. The illustrations look like scribbles. Indeed, you could feel like a child had scribbled through a library book.
But then I got to the end. After discovering that it's the story of a little boy coloring in his cowboy coloring book......all of it made sense. Somewhat. I still don't appreciate it.
But then I got to the end. After discovering that it's the story of a little boy coloring in his cowboy coloring book......all of it made sense. Somewhat. I still don't appreciate it.
ibj's review against another edition
4.0
PB 42. I totally didn't get this book until the end! The story was alright, but the special twist was awesome! It is such a testament to the power of creativity, and I think you can't value that enough. This story expanded my mind and view of how children's books are supposed to be.
cmbohn's review against another edition
5.0
A quiet Western town is menaced by a tall, skinny stranger. Will the sheriff be able to put a stop to his troublemaking?
I love this one!
I love this one!
calistareads's review against another edition
5.0
This story is groundbreaking in the way it's told. How unusual for a story to still be able to surprise and charm me. Good ol' Chris Van Allsburg - genius.
At first, I didn’t like this. It’s a western about a sheriff in an old west town, not my genre. The artwork was simply black lines and I was offended by that at first and I was thinking I would give this 2 stars simply for the poor artwork. Then the story went on and I realized the art is part of the story in such a clever way. I haven’t seen anyone do this and I am tickled at this story. I am glad I kept reading.
Spoilers:
So, we see a stage coach come in covered in what looks like red scribble crayon. The people are terrified and horrified. There is color in this black and white. It’s then obvious that this is a coloring book and we see what happens when the page is not open in these people’s lives. Oh man, this was fun and well done. I would love to see how quickly kids pick up on this and their reaction to it. To bad my niece and nephew are too old now and quarantined.
At first, I didn’t like this. It’s a western about a sheriff in an old west town, not my genre. The artwork was simply black lines and I was offended by that at first and I was thinking I would give this 2 stars simply for the poor artwork. Then the story went on and I realized the art is part of the story in such a clever way. I haven’t seen anyone do this and I am tickled at this story. I am glad I kept reading.
Spoilers:
So, we see a stage coach come in covered in what looks like red scribble crayon. The people are terrified and horrified. There is color in this black and white. It’s then obvious that this is a coloring book and we see what happens when the page is not open in these people’s lives. Oh man, this was fun and well done. I would love to see how quickly kids pick up on this and their reaction to it. To bad my niece and nephew are too old now and quarantined.
pindlekin's review against another edition
4.0
This book gave tons of existential angst as a young child.
It is excellent though.
It is excellent though.