Justine KormanReseñas

Fantasy

Animal

Easter

Fantasy

Independent reading level: Pk-1st grade

A grumpy bunny goes to a ranch. He has a bad outlook on everything. When he changes his attitude he ahs fun and saves a calf.

The myth of Hades and Persephone has always been a favorite of mine. There have been so many tales even now the whole myth is being reimagined even in romance novels. Always made the two of them fall in love, but I always wondered if he did love her in such a way. I could only fathom that his desire to have her had been that his life below had been lonely. All the other gods had their other half beside them. Hades had no one other than Cerberus and Charon, but never a queen. So, I can imagine that the moment he had seen her that he decided then and there she was the perfect goddess to take up the role of his queen. Now tales always seem to be uncertain about the number of seeds Persephone consumes. One says three and others say six. It just depends on who you hear the tale from.

This novel follows the format of the myth surrounding Hades and Persephone. He sees her, goes to Zeus for permission, and carries her away from the ground above using the tactic of a beautiful flower to draw her away. In the Underworld, she sees Hades's world through different eyes. Meanwhile, her mother is searching high and low for her missing daughter, even going as far as to cast herself as an old crone looking for help. We do get a glimpse of another myth of Demophoon (another myth for another day). To make this story short, Demeter and Persephone reunite and of course, Persephone must spend a third of the year with her husband.

I had no idea that this graphic novel ever existed until just now. I was surprised to come across and yes, I had to have it. I liked the tale but it always felt underwhelming. The art and style were nice. I think the only thing I have against this was the fact that the whole who got what between Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots. Zeus did not decide who got what. If one is going by myth, then this should have been a bit of an accurate account. I think that is the only thing I have against this novel.½

Independent Reading Level: 2nd Grade

A fun story!

Spotting a wishing star in the sky, Pooh tries to come up with a wish to make this Christmas the best one for all his friends in the Hundred-Acre Wood. Most pages are group shots of his friends doing activities like baking, tree trimming, caroling, and wrapping presents. For some reason, Rabbit gets pushed into the Scrooge role, looking unhappy for one reason or another in most of the pictures. So I was expecting Pooh's wish to be directed toward Rabbit specifically, but Pooh goes in a different direction.

Each page is die-cut to allow a glittering star on the last page to show through. Because of its size and placement, the star more often than not looks out of place on the right hand pages where it appears.

For some odd reason, the back cover copy is in verse, but the story inside the book is in prose.

I do wonder if this wishing star is supposed to be the same one from Pooh's Wishing Star by Bruce Talkington (which was adapted from of "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" Season 1, Episode 16: "The Wishing Bear").

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/23954351-rod-brown?ref=nav_mybooks&she... )

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents:
• The Saggy Baggy Elephant / Kathryn Jackson and Byron Jackson, authors; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator
• The Kitten Who Thought He Was a Mouse / Miriam Norton, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• How the Leopard Got Its Spots / Justine Fontes and Ron Fontes, authors; Keiko Motoyama, illustrator
• Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself / Margaret Wise Brown, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• Animal Orchestra / Ilo Orleans, author; Tibor Gergely, illustrator
• The Lion's Paw / Jane Werner Watson, author; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator
• Baby Animals / Garth Williams, author and illustrator
• The Golden Egg Book / Margaret Wise Brown, author; Leonard Weisgard, illustrator
• Animal Friends [a/k/a The Very Best Home for Me!] / Jane Werner Watson, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• The Big Brown Bear / Georges Duplaix, author; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator
• Home for a Bunny / Margaret Wise Brown, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• How the Camel Got Its Hump : Tales from Around the World / Justine Fontes and Ron Fontes, authors; Keiko Motoyama, illustrator
• The Tawny Scrawny Lion /Kathryn Jackson, author; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator

Hopper, the Grumpy Bunny, believes that Halloween is the silliest holiday anyone ever created. He has no plan to get into the Halloween spirit, but he soon finds himself, along with the kinderbunnies, at Sir Byron’s barn, helping Mr. Spumoni create a haunted house. Mr. Spumoni is the new art and drama teacher at the Easter Bunny Elementary School; the haunted house will be his first production and Lilac will play the eerie music for the haunted house.

Will Hopper, the kinderbunnies, and Mr. Spumoni find a way to create a haunted house that will be fun for everyone?

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Young readers are sure to meet up with the Grumpy Bunny at some point in their early school years; currently, there are twenty-three Grumpy Bunny stories, each with its special, gentle message for the young. In “Spooky Night,” Hopper learns that working with others can create wonderful things and that it’s possible for a spooky night to be fun-filled, especially when shared with his friends.

The targeted audience, young readers ages five and six [kindergarten and first grade], are sure to relate to the kinderbunnies' excitement and their anticipation as they look forward to the Halloween celebration. [And, they’ll surely want to share their own Halloween stories.]

Charming, colorful illustrations accompany the narrative; young readers will have fun identifying the Halloween-associated illustrations. And, when they reach the end of the story, they will discover the true meaning of Halloween.

Highly recommended.

While Farmer Hoggett is laid up in casts and unable to work the farm, Mrs. Hoggett receives a visit from the bank. Now–with Babe's help–she must raise enough money to save the farm from foreclosure! In this hilarious story, Babe and Mrs. Hoggett get stranded in the big city on their way to the state fair. That means they won't collect Babe's appearance fee–and the race is on to pay the bank before it's too late. But first Babe and friends must survive in the big city!

A manual for latch hooking.

Rude Ralph only learns to be polite after no one will play with him.

Life of the author of "The Pioneer Girl"

A group of animals sit around sharing different tales about how the zebra became striped. Cute

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