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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would have loved this book when I was a kid; I’m sure I’d have given it 5 or 4 ½ stars. I’d have poured over the last pull out quadruple page and spent a lot of time looking at it, and the other illustrations too. The rhyming story has just the right amount of suspense. A young boy waits and waits, while various chores are being done by family members, who finally take him to the county fair, coins in pocket.
There is a lot going on at the fair. As a kid and young adult I frequently went to our state fair, and loved it, but rarely went to county fairs. I lived and live in a urban setting so its county fair was atypical.
Now, the animals being shown bother me because I know they’re there to be eventually killed, so knowing that and caring about that somewhat diminished my pleasure in reading this book.
The illustrations of all the animals were wonderful though. The dog and cat and overall country lifestyle were fun to see.
The excitement of the boy is contagious so the story is very well told. It’s a fun book, a pretty good story with marvelous pictures.
I struggled whether to give 3 or 4 stars to this book. 3 ½ stars
There is a lot going on at the fair. As a kid and young adult I frequently went to our state fair, and loved it, but rarely went to county fairs. I lived and live in a urban setting so its county fair was atypical.
Now, the animals being shown bother me because I know they’re there to be eventually killed, so knowing that and caring about that somewhat diminished my pleasure in reading this book.
The illustrations of all the animals were wonderful though. The dog and cat and overall country lifestyle were fun to see.
The excitement of the boy is contagious so the story is very well told. It’s a fun book, a pretty good story with marvelous pictures.
I struggled whether to give 3 or 4 stars to this book. 3 ½ stars
Dinny Brown is anxious to get to the fair, but his family is busy with work of their own. Finally, after everyone gets ready, the family makes it to the fair. The story culminates with a magnificent detailed foldout of the glories of the fair.
“’I’ll help you stack so we can go!
Please hurry, Daddy! Don’t be slow!’
Whack! Smack!
Stack-stack-stack!
Stack a little! Stack a lot!
Wood chips in a flying flurry.
Whack ‘em, stack ‘em, stack ‘em high!
Almost finished!
Hurry! Hurry!”
“’I’ll help you stack so we can go!
Please hurry, Daddy! Don’t be slow!’
Whack! Smack!
Stack-stack-stack!
Stack a little! Stack a lot!
Wood chips in a flying flurry.
Whack ‘em, stack ‘em, stack ‘em high!
Almost finished!
Hurry! Hurry!”