Donna Guthrie
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Guthrie, Donna W.
- Födelsedag
- 1946-05-15
- Kön
- female
- Utbildning
- Rider College (BA|Journalism)
- Organisationer
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
The Author's Guild
The Dramatist's Guild
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Statistik
- Verk
- 23
- Medlemmar
- 748
- Popularitet
- #33,983
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 14
- ISBN
- 35
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.… (mer)