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The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster
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bookshelves: picture-books, early-readers, beloved
Dec 07, 2022
bookshelves: picture-books, early-readers, beloved
Read 2 times. Last read February 27, 2023.
7 December, 2022
We should all be the Pigeon, living in optimistic anticipation of good things to come.
Though with perhaps just a titch less volume. Willems excels at conveying emotion and, if you will, how the lines should be delivered. Whether reading quietly in one's head or reading aloud to a group of kids, his ability to suggest tone is a boon to the reader.
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27 February 2023
Not even three months later I had to pluck it off the New shelf again. But it's good to be able to point out ways in which Willems' books excel, in light of other reviews I've made this morning.
Original endpapers which reward examination and comparison with one another. A note on fonts, a good bio, a mock copywrite page, and a nice range of emotions. No note on the art, sadly. Perhaps the lengthy acknowledgements in novels these days will spill over into other genres. People derive satisfaction when their contribution is public, especially when their pay is kept artificially low, she wrote, looking askance at the big five publishing companies, and their failure to create a more diverse and equitable workplace.
Now I'm dreaming of Don't Let The Pigeon Cross the Picket Line.
Library copy
We should all be the Pigeon, living in optimistic anticipation of good things to come.
Though with perhaps just a titch less volume. Willems excels at conveying emotion and, if you will, how the lines should be delivered. Whether reading quietly in one's head or reading aloud to a group of kids, his ability to suggest tone is a boon to the reader.
***
27 February 2023
Not even three months later I had to pluck it off the New shelf again. But it's good to be able to point out ways in which Willems' books excel, in light of other reviews I've made this morning.
Original endpapers which reward examination and comparison with one another. A note on fonts, a good bio, a mock copywrite page, and a nice range of emotions. No note on the art, sadly. Perhaps the lengthy acknowledgements in novels these days will spill over into other genres. People derive satisfaction when their contribution is public, especially when their pay is kept artificially low, she wrote, looking askance at the big five publishing companies, and their failure to create a more diverse and equitable workplace.
Now I'm dreaming of Don't Let The Pigeon Cross the Picket Line.
Library copy
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Reading Progress
August 9, 2022
– Shelved
August 9, 2022
– Shelved as:
to-read
Started Reading
December 7, 2022
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Finished Reading
Started Reading
February 27, 2023
– Shelved as:
picture-books
February 27, 2023
– Shelved as:
early-readers
February 27, 2023
– Shelved as:
beloved
February 27, 2023
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Finished Reading
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Petra It's a year now, still in a dark place
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Feb 27, 2023 07:02PM
I love the Pigeon books.
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Petra X was coming to terms it was over but then wrote: "I love the Pigeon books."As much as I would delight in sharing your love for something unappreciated, I must acknowledge that everyone does seem to love them. Willems is the best thing to come out of Sesame Street since the immortal classic by Jon Stone, The Monster at the End of this Book. I love me some muppets, but good books are the best.
