I'm Jo Ann Hakola, The Book Faerie, bookworm and bookseller. I have been selling books since January of 2000. It's a homebased business and I sell online only. Here is my website: http:www.bookfaerie.com I offer free shipping stateside. It's a one woman endeavor, and I love working for myself. I have over 6,000 books online now. I do book reviews from a reader's point-of-view and try to spread the magic of reading.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sitka Rose by Shelley Gill
Paul Bunyon has nothing on Sitka Rose!
Charlesbridge sent me a copy of this great picture book for children (thank you). It's a tall tale that will amuse your child and help his/her imagination run wild.
The illustrations are marvelous. Rose is big and bold and afraid of nothing. She rides a moose like a horse, rides a whale to Nome, and goes looking for gold. She's big like Paul and manages to realign part of the landscape while hunting the yellow stuff.
This is a good, rip-roaring type of story that is fun to read. It would make an excellent book for reading aloud. Discussion afterwards could be about what kind of characters the children in the group would create. For example, someone who could pluck stars out of the sky or someone who would conquer the sharks of the sea, or???
It's written in poetry form and has a nice flow. This book is currently available at your local bookstore. Why not share a tall tale with your child?
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