3 Mini Book Reviews

While sorting orders recently, I took some time to read two of our Kane Miller books that I'd never seen before as well as to refamiliarize myself with one of my Usborne favorites. Here are my mini reviews.

The Dog Who Loved Red

By Anitha Balachandran

Raja has a super red-sensing ability, which he uses to chew all manner of red things. Until a trip to the park takes him on a colorful, heroic adventure to find a lost red ball. Love the story, love the fun color exploration, love the ending.

Half of an Elephant

By Gusti

Find out what happens when the world splits in half and all the animals lose half of themselves. Most noteworthy in this book are the illustrations. Gusti used digital images of discarded objects "to show children that art can be created from objects that usually end up in the garbage can."

Art Treasury

Learn about a famous piece of art and its artist then follow the 6-step (or fewer) instructions to create your own piece in the same style. Steps include words and illustrations. Book includes 22 different artists/projects. It is a must have for all art lit programs. Artists include van Gogh, Rousseau, Kandinsky, O'Keeffe, and many others.