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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
A really interesting four-stories-in-one picture book that may or may not be about a boy using his imagination to cope with his parents' mental illness.
An interesting concept, but it hurts my brain.
Interesting. Four stories that have connections but are a bit confusing...
Caldecott winner, 1991
four stories told together? or separately? the train, the commuters, the cows, and the boy come together
four stories told together? or separately? the train, the commuters, the cows, and the boy come together
I think it was my third-grade teacher who introduced this book to us. My whole class puzzled and puzzled over what was going on. Just how are the stories connected? Utterly fascinating.
Fun book! This is a kids book and yet I'm not sure a young kid would get it.
Black and White by David Macaulay is a combination of four separate stories being told at once with each story divided into the four quadrants of each page. The story is prefaced that the four stories might be one story told from different perspectives. This story is interesting because it forces the reader to "read between the lines" and draw connections from the different parts of the story. The reader can read the story several times and still get new connections each time. I would use this story in my classroom to teach the power of inferencing in a story.
This Caldecott-winning picture book tells four stories simultaneously: a boy on a train headed for a reunion; two children puzzled by the antics of their parents; people waiting for a train that is delayed; and a criminal who escapes. Or perhaps these are all one story. The frontispiece advises the reader to pay close attention to the pictures as well as the words.
It’s a clever concept and I’m sure children will delight in poring over the illustrations to find clues as to what is really happening. But I found the four stories distracting and not cohesive.
It’s a clever concept and I’m sure children will delight in poring over the illustrations to find clues as to what is really happening. But I found the four stories distracting and not cohesive.