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Donna Guthrie

Forfatter af The Witch Has an Itch

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Fans of Shakespeare are going to love this one! But it isn't only for them (obviously). Young readers/listeners meet Shakespeare as a young boy, who's full of life and ready for a silly, crazy adventure. It's a wonderful weave of a new tale, Shakespeare's famous lines, and a whole lot of chasing in between.

I'm going to start with the illustrations because they really are amazing. Shakespeare is presented as a bright, happy, enthusiastic boy, and yet, there's just a pinch of mischievous adventure packed into him that makes it impossible not to want to know what will happen to him. The scenes he races through each hold something from his books to match the famous phrases. And while these might be recognizable, they still have a lovely, subtle humor and so many fun details, that it's a treat to meet each page.

Alone Shakespeare's words would shoot way over young listeners' heads. So, this book steers kind of clear of that. Instead, the phrases become strings of words that he chases as they do anything and everything they can to stay out of his reach. The phrases always match the characters in the illustrations, though, placing them nicely with his works in a very subtle and fun way.

As to the adventure...well, these phrases are very slick and tricky. Young William does his best to dash after them, and that's the story told in the usual printed font. There's a few lines on each page, and these keep the tension and fun high. I was a little disappointed to see that sometimes the vocabulary is on the tougher side, though. While new words are great for young readers, this book does pack more than that. And considering Shakespeare's phrases are already going to stretch things on that end, it might be a bit more than some listeners will be able to wrap their heads around. Still, I did love the adventure and find the chase simply cute and clever.

This is a lovely book to pick up and proves that Shakespeare isn't dry or out of reach. Young listeners will enjoy the fun, be lured in by the illustrations, and maybe wish they could have squiggly lines of words to go after themselves.

I received an ARC and enjoyed every page.
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tdrecker | Sep 4, 2020 |
Nobiah and his family lived in a dry land and was forced to walk a long distance to a well for water. He encounters several animals who are parched and dried out from the heat. Nobiah shares his water with the animals, because he knows what it is like to be thirsty. When he arrived home his mother grows angry because there is only a small amount of water left for the family, and they fear their small garden will die. However, the story ends with a great lesson that if you do good and give to others, you will receive good and others will do for you.… (mere)
 
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Apelrean | 3 andre anmeldelser | Dec 4, 2018 |
In a very poor village where a boy named Nobiah, women spend much of their time walking to the well, many miles away, to bring water for themselves and their gardens. When Nobiah’s mother is sick, she sends her son to the well, but he shares most of his hard-won water with the thirsty animals he meets on the way home. His mother is so angry because there is no enough water for their garden which they get their food from. One night the animals return and convince Nobiah that, when the work together, they can dig their own well, and the village thrives thereafter. I really liked this story with is filled of emotions and positive message to children. However, I think readers may ask themselves such questions as why, if a well can be dug very easily, why the people in the village did not undertaken to dig one on their own. The illustration is very effective in showing the hot and dry place and the facial expressions of the characters.… (mere)
 
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aalhomed | 3 andre anmeldelser | Oct 24, 2017 |

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