The Rock from the Sky

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Zo gaat de conversatie op een droge humoristische manier verder. Wat voelt goed, wat voelt beter. Ze staan alleen. De een bij een bloem, de ander bij een plantje. Dan komt de slang erbij en stopt bij het gordeldier. De schildpad gaat overstag. Net op tijd. Ze staan met zijn drieën bij de plant. En dan valt er iets. Een rots. Maybe I am just easily amused, but this book had me giggling at the desk as I read it out-loud to myself. The font and text DEMAND you read it outloud, giving the turtle, armadillo and snake their own unique voices as they go through their day. Een rots: je kunt erop klimmen, erbij zitten en er is plek genoeg voor twee. Het wordt avond en ze bedenken hoe de toekomst eruit zou kunnen zien. Ze filosoferen wat en zien een compleet bos voor zich, daar bovenop die rots. Ze denken iets te horen, maar ook te zien. Is dat de toekomst? UPDATE: Ok, I get it now. It's like a grumpy six-year old has a conversation George Costanza on an episode of Seinfeld. The story is absurd and the characters are cranky. But together somehow it all works. I feel at peace now. That phrase is key to children’s books. Kids want to work for you. They’re excited to be entrusted with that task. “Yeah, you want me to figure it out. You’re not going to spoon-feed me.” They’re so excited, and you can feel it, almost, when they realize what you’re asking them to do.

The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen: 9781536215625

Jon Klassen es uno de ellos, por sus personajes hieráticos propensos a la suspicacia y a la ira, por sus paisajes desérticos, por sus diálogos minimalistas, por la manera que tiene de dilatar el tiempo, de generar tensión con muy pocos elementos y por, en definitiva, su sentido del humor extraño, casi akikaurismäkiano. My 5 1/2 year old granddaughter loved this story. She is beginning to read the simple words herself, and loved the dialog among the three animals. The wonderful water-color illustrations are a huge part of this book's appeal and contribute to the book's charm. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Does it even matter?. Not much actually happens in this book, but Klaasen is completely unique in that he just wants kids to talk about the book and what happens in it, the three creatures and their relationships with each other.The art is fascinatingly cinematic in a flip-book kind of way, using the static nature of the simple scenes and repeated compositions to set off the drama of small gestures, changes of position, and eye shifts; of course, this being Klassen, all three animals sport natty headgear, ranging from bijou bowlers to a lovely little beret for the snake. The sly humor and touch of sci-fi will make this a winner for reluctant later-stage readers as well as beginning readers developing their stamina, and it’ll be a great conspiratorial co-read with adults or sibs. It might be smart and droll, but it's also so completely and utterly unsatisfying *as a story* it becomes almost a vanity project, something pretty smug. Klassen said he was inspired by Arnold Lobel. Oh no. So in the book, I’m going through the motions, but there’s this silent conversation going on also. What do you think is this going to happen? Is he telling the truth? Kids can hear it. It’s like that part in The Shining when the little boy and the caretaker are in the kitchen and the caretaker is talking about all the food they have, but then at the same time, in the shining way, silently, he’s asking the boy, Do you want some ice cream?... He’s saying to the boy, “I’m reading you.” Using his signature deadpan humor and charming illustrations, the Caldecott-winning creator of the Hat Trilogy brings us a new story. Friendship, fate, and premonition collide in this hilarious and suspenseful picture book.

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Son (4): I really liked this book. It was really funny. I like how the animals shouted at each other lots. My favourite character was the one from space. I want to read it again. 82 stars out of 5. Jon Klassen is o.a. bekend van ‘Ik wil mijn hoed terug’, ‘We hebben een hoed’ en ‘Deze hoed is niet van mij’. Ook in dit boek dragen de personages schildpad, gordeldier en slang een hoed, echter de verblijfplek is hier het onderwerp. Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it . . . Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. It’s also really attractive because it’s easy to draw. If I had to draw a devastated face I don’t think I’d have a job, because I can’t draw that. A deadpan face is basically the only thing I can draw.

Het verhaal bestaat uit vier delen. In het eerste deel vertelt de schildpad dat hij heel graag bij de bloem staat en dat hij nooit ergens anders meer wil staan. Een steen ergens in het universum op de volgende bladzijde komt van boven. Het gordeldier komt aangelopen en vraagt wat de schildpad aan het doen is: ‘Ik sta op mijn lievelingsplek.’ Het gordeldier vindt het geen fijne plek, het gevoel is niet goed. Hij ziet een andere plek bij een plantje en gaat er even staan om te zien of het beter voelt. Vervolgens kunnen ze elkaar niet verstaan, ’JE BENT TE VER WEG.’ en komt even terug. Turtle really likes standing in his favourite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it...

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But the character is feeling something, and the audience has to figure out what he’s feeling, what he might be feeling. The audience has to do work there, because the character is probably going through something, but doesn’t want to show it. Now you’re peeking behind the screen. Now you’re working.Turtle and Armadillo see all sorts of things in the future of their little spot. What do you think the future will be like where you live? This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by It's a classic Klassen: simple, weird, funny, expressive, and beautiful (just look at that changing sky <3): Condition: New. Look up! From the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the Hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem.Turtle really likes standing in his favourite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But n.

THE ROCK FROM THE SKY | Kirkus Reviews THE ROCK FROM THE SKY | Kirkus Reviews

In het laatste hoofdstukken gaat de zon onder in hun eigen tijd. De mooiste tijd waarin niets in de weg staat, maar nog steeds de goede eigen plek belangrijk is en niet iedereen alles kan horen. Dan ga je dichterbij de anderen staan. Net op tijd samen. Reynolds and Brown have crafted a Halloween tale that balances a really spooky premise with the hilarity that accompanies any mention of underwear. It is also, as it just so happens, a book that may be impossible to encapsulate well in a review. Let me put it this way then: Would you like to read a book that will make you laugh and your kids laugh, and all of you are laughing for real, no one faking it, and enjoying this book for the exact same reasons? Because what we have here is a bit of a unicorn. It’s a book that is amusing to children and adults in precisely the same way. It straddles ages and even, I’d suggest, different kinds of senses of humor. Add in the fact that it’s beautiful to look at (yes, kudos on those skies, Jon), a tiny bit poignant, and contains funny hats and I’d say it’s a winner to its core. The kind of book that comes out of the blue and just hits you with its charm.Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Look up! From the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the Hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem.Turtle really likes standing in his favourite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it.A hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there's something off somewhere, but you just can't put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit and existential silliness, celebrated picture-book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages. 96 pp. Englisch. I tried reading it again and again. But I still cannot hear what it has to say. Maybe it needs to come closer. :) Perfect for those looking for a scary Halloween tale that won’t leave them with more fears than they started with. Pair with Dr. Seuss’ tale of animate, empty pants. Que no se entere Pennac que ya no les leo a mis hijos. La fase del acompañamiento se acabó y al final, de todos esos años sumergido en lecturas en voz alta de cuentos, libros, álbumes ilustrados, grapas y hasta un par de omnigolds de la Patrulla-X, me ha quedado una afición por la literatura infantil y juvenil y unos cuantos nombres a los que seguiré la pista en solitario.