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kaelino's review against another edition
4.0
Charming story and character, with gorgeous and colorful illustrations.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
2.0
Holy moly is this a crazy long tongue twister to read out loud! My 5yo liked it but I’m surprised he didn’t call it quits before the end. The illustrations are fun though!
mbincolor's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it.
McCloskey is certainly on my faves list. This full color title is different from, and a lot more loud than, his books featuring Sal.
This is too long for story time and it may stretch the attention span of a young child. Depending on when you read it, you may want to spend two nights or so reading it. If anything it's probably a nice bedtime story for an advanced youngin' or elementary school student with some reading skills.
In all honestly, it took me a couple of days on my first read.
I read it aloud: there's onomatopoeia and alliteration; Burt uses a dialect, and the book is a little of a tongue twister when you add in all the repetition. It takes a fair amount of attention from the reader to present this book as I imagine it should be performed/read.
The colors are beautiful and very representative of a nice summer day on the bay. Based on his other titles, I'm assuming this book takes place in Maine or somewhere near there.
I'm going to keep my library copy longer than I typically would so I can read it again!
Highly recommend for you at home read aloud needs.
McCloskey is certainly on my faves list. This full color title is different from, and a lot more loud than, his books featuring Sal.
This is too long for story time and it may stretch the attention span of a young child. Depending on when you read it, you may want to spend two nights or so reading it. If anything it's probably a nice bedtime story for an advanced youngin' or elementary school student with some reading skills.
In all honestly, it took me a couple of days on my first read.
I read it aloud: there's onomatopoeia and alliteration; Burt uses a dialect, and the book is a little of a tongue twister when you add in all the repetition. It takes a fair amount of attention from the reader to present this book as I imagine it should be performed/read.
The colors are beautiful and very representative of a nice summer day on the bay. Based on his other titles, I'm assuming this book takes place in Maine or somewhere near there.
I'm going to keep my library copy longer than I typically would so I can read it again!
Highly recommend for you at home read aloud needs.
gwinzi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
wetdryvac's review against another edition
5.0
Starts off somewhat normal-like, gets out of hand in a right hurry. Another favorite Maine-ish book.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
This is a longer story with beautiful artwork. Robert uses repetition well in this story. Each person or thing is associated with a sound or a color and whenever that thing is mentioned, he gives the sound or color with it. It makes for a fun and dynamic story when reading aloud. It was easy to get into the telling of this story.
I like Bert’s two boats, but he is a brave soul, going out in the water in that old boat. I wouldn’t do that. Bert goes out fishing one day and catches the tail of a whale. He gives a bandaid to patch the tail up and a storm brews up. Bert goes through some amazing adventures and the whales in this book are very awesome.
I do like the story, but it’s not my favorite Robert McCloskey story. It’s good. It got a little long The nephew loved that the whale swallowed the boat and he loved that Burt began painting it’s tummy to get him to throw up. He thought that was funny. He gave this 4 stars, but he got wiggly by the end, being so long. He enjoyed all the sounds. The niece thought it was fun to listen too. She liked seeing the whales, but she thought the story was slow. She gave this 3 stars.
I like Bert’s two boats, but he is a brave soul, going out in the water in that old boat. I wouldn’t do that. Bert goes out fishing one day and catches the tail of a whale. He gives a bandaid to patch the tail up and a storm brews up. Bert goes through some amazing adventures and the whales in this book are very awesome.
I do like the story, but it’s not my favorite Robert McCloskey story. It’s good. It got a little long The nephew loved that the whale swallowed the boat and he loved that Burt began painting it’s tummy to get him to throw up. He thought that was funny. He gave this 4 stars, but he got wiggly by the end, being so long. He enjoyed all the sounds. The niece thought it was fun to listen too. She liked seeing the whales, but she thought the story was slow. She gave this 3 stars.
heypretty52's review against another edition
4.0
*4.5 Stars*
Burt Dow is precious and his adventures are so much fun. It's easy to see why this book is a New England classic.
Burt Dow is precious and his adventures are so much fun. It's easy to see why this book is a New England classic.