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Visual sound effect cues abound in dynamic display type: “rumble! rumble! rattle-rattle-roll!” As much fun as flooring it-and a lot safer. Carpenter’s (Sad Santa) carefree scenes, digitally rendered and saturated in primary colors, are the very picture of urban hustle and bustle, with a jaunty look of 1960s animation. Roll it./ Take the lead./ School’s out city!” reads one of Burleigh’s clipped couplets. Mid-afternoon finds school kids on a public bus eager to get home and hit the streets on wheels of their own: “Step on it, Driver./ Show some speed./ Rock it. Each spread is snapshot of people happily in motion at a particular time of day, from the early morning garbage pickup to the time when late-night revelers call it quits (“Tired dancers/ slowly walking./ Subway riders/ softly talking”). “Wake up, city!” booms Burleigh in this companion to 2009’s Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! In an imaginary metropolis (where coffee is still just five cents a cup), all the vehicles-from bikes to subways-spring to life, most of them with eager smiles and bright headlight eyes. He is also an illustrator and designer of book covers and jackets like the iconic look of R. Young vehicle-lovers will rev their engines for more. Carpenter has written and illustrated dozens of picture books, board books, and novelty books including Sad Santa, Ninja, Ninja, Never Stop, Zoom-Zoom, and Monsters New Undies.

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Done in a simple palette primarily of yellow, blue and red, with a base tone reminiscent of newsprint, the cheery artwork also captures the activity and grit of the city. Tad Carpenter’s books Average rating: 3.84 19,889 ratings 2,609 reviews 35 distinct works Similar authors More books by Tad Carpenter Series by Tad Carpenter Who's That (2 books) by Tad Carpenter 3.79 avg rating 98 ratings Quotes by Tad Carpenter () What I love most about my home is who I share it with. Each spread offers something of interest, whether in pattern, composition or character. Carpenter’s retro-styled computer illustrations have a simple charm. The frenetic pace finally slows at day’s end, as stores close, parties come to an end, and revelers walk home.

Rhyming text, jam-packed with action, propels the day forward, as each refrain announces the inhabitants’ intentions: “Work time,” “Lunch time,” “Play time,” “Party time.” Exuberant onomatopoeia incorporated into the artwork follows the refrains, as trucks vroom, vans dash, and firetrucks flash. I won’t be watching the film at all because I have a strong feeling it really isn’t necessary.An energetic, multivehicle ride through a bustling city day.Ī cheerful sun awakens a sleeping metropolis, and garbage trucks and joggers take to the streets. On the front cover is a sticker saying “read Wonder before you see the film”. I’ll be honest and say I cried (I know, not again) but more than that, this book has had a strong emotional impact on me. You can’t help but question whether you or your children would react to a child like August in a kind and positive way or whether our lack of understanding and even fear would overwhelm us. It could be simply that it’s well written with loveable (and dislike-able) characters. Perhaps the overwhelming theme of kindness hit all sorts of chords with me.

Maybe I found the book even more powerful because my own daughter has started secondary school recently and so school child interactions are on my mind at this moment. It’s about love, tolerance, disability, bullying, education, and personal strength. The entire book is about him starting secondary school and the emotional, mental and physical obstacles he faces. If you haven’t yet come across it, this is a book about a boy with a rare genetic condition that means his face is disfigured. I have to be honest, although I love children’s books I rarely find one so absorbing I read it in 2 sittings, but Wonder by R J Palacio was one such book. Tad has illustrated nearly two dozen children's books, and, together, Tad. Just occasionally you read a book that you can’t put down. Tad Carpenter Tad Carpenter, designer, illustrator, and art director and his.

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