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librarylandlisa's review
5.0
I really like this book a lot. I love that t makes the Haiku form very accessible to kids and shows each season of change with the kids and panda in the images. The images are beautiful too. I like this one a lot.
vtsarahd's review
5.0
Beautifully written and illustrated Haiku taking the reader through the seasons with Koo, the lovable panda.
jess_mango's review
4.0
26 haikus about the seasons featuring a panda cub named Koo. The book features watercolor illustrations of Koo and his 2 human friends. I related most to the haiku where Koo eats a lot of cookies because it's cold outside. ;)
aylea's review
5.0
This review originally found at The Children's Book and Media Review
Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons is about a panda named Koo during the seasons of the year. Instead of a specific storyline, it is a collection of haiku about different events throughout the year. Each poem is accompanied by an illustration of Koo with his friends doing something related to the haiku. The author’s note in the beginning explaining that the traditional 5-7-5 pattern of haiku is hard to accomplish in English so the emphasis in this book is the feeling of the poetry rather than the pattern of it.
This book contains a surprising amount of depth for a picture book with its hidden alphabet pattern, familiarization with a form of poetry that it likely new for its audience, and beautiful pictures. The unusual choice of writing in haiku and then breaking haiku tradition helps keep the emphasis on the emotions of the poem and the beautiful illustrations. This book would be useful for introducing children to haiku and being connected to nature, but younger children might not be able to grasp it as well as older children can.
Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons is about a panda named Koo during the seasons of the year. Instead of a specific storyline, it is a collection of haiku about different events throughout the year. Each poem is accompanied by an illustration of Koo with his friends doing something related to the haiku. The author’s note in the beginning explaining that the traditional 5-7-5 pattern of haiku is hard to accomplish in English so the emphasis in this book is the feeling of the poetry rather than the pattern of it.
This book contains a surprising amount of depth for a picture book with its hidden alphabet pattern, familiarization with a form of poetry that it likely new for its audience, and beautiful pictures. The unusual choice of writing in haiku and then breaking haiku tradition helps keep the emphasis on the emotions of the poem and the beautiful illustrations. This book would be useful for introducing children to haiku and being connected to nature, but younger children might not be able to grasp it as well as older children can.
beths0103's review
4.0
Beautiful illustrations. There's something so peaceful and serene about Koo. Love this.
danicamidlil's review
4.0
Really loved this.
My favorite:
Dance through cold rain
then go home
to hot soup
Second favorite:
Eating warm cookies
on a cold day
is easy
My favorite:
Dance through cold rain
then go home
to hot soup
Second favorite:
Eating warm cookies
on a cold day
is easy
crystal_reading's review
5.0
The illustrations are so warm and whimsical as is the poetry. I loved the quiet yet cheerful and humorous blend between the illustrations and text. I so loved hearing the author speak (at the Children's Lit Breakfast) about the way his family life and observations of it affect his illustrations.
ama_reads's review
5.0
Breathtaking watercolor and pen illustrations and delightful haiku take the reader through the seasons. A sly alphabet book, the emphasis on each letter of the alphabet is subtle.
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Is it a season book? An alphabet book? A poetry book? Kind of all three and more. Along with a beautiful picture book with better than typical writing but no plot.