Sunday, December 5, 2010

Book Review- Where's Walrus

By Stephan Savage
Published by Scholastic Press
To Be Released on Februrary 1st, 2011
Ages- readers of all ages
Source- Scholastic
5 Stars- This Is A Must Have!

A happy-go-lucky Walrus escapes the zoo in search of adventure in this wordless instant classic.

Bored with life at the zoo, an adventurous walrus escapes to the outside world. With the zookeeper in hot pursuit, Walrus cleverly tries on all sorts of hats to disguise himself. Will a yellow hardhat point to a new life as a construction worker? Or will a red swimming cap reveal his true talents? Follow the happy-go-lucky runaway as he hides amongst firefighters, businessmen, and even high-stepping dancers in this delightful wordless picture book.

Bored with life at the zoo, an adventurous walrus escapes to the outside world. With the zookeeper in hot pursuit, Walrus cleverly tries on all sorts of hats to disguise himself. Will a yellow hardhat point to a new life as a construction worker? Or will a red swimming cap reveal his true talents? Follow this happy-go-lucky runaway and find the surprising answer as he hides amongst firefighters, street painters, businessmen, and even high-stepping dancers!

Stephen Savage's witty and graphically retro illustrations are the perfect embodiment of a wordless picture book rich with layers of visual flair and sly humor (quoted from Goodreads).


My kids and I absolutely love this book! The illustrations are perfect and the color schemes are great for younger readers. What's so unique about this book is that there are no words, it's all illustrations which remind me of the classic illustrations found in Danny the Dinosaur.
Where's Walrus engages young readers to find where he's hiding through out the story.

This is one we'll be reading again and again. I highly recommend this book! It's one readers of all ages will enjoy.

In My Maibox

I'm very excited about some titles I received this week to review. Some titles will not be out until the beginning of next year. When it's closer to their release dates I'll be sharing my reviews.

From Harper Collins Children:
* The Star Maker by Lauren Yep, released 1/11
* A True Princess by Diane Zahler, released 2/11
* The Secret Journeys of Jack London by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon, released on 3/11
* Take Me To The River by Will Hobbs, released on 3/11
* A Dog's Way Home by Bobbie Pyron, released on 3/11
* Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai, released on 3/11

From Scholastic:
* Star Wars Ligthtsabers, A Guide To Weapons of The Force
* I Love You Always and Forever by Jonathan Emmett, Illustrated by Daniel Howarth
* The Crossing, How George Washington Saved The American Revolution by Jim Murphy

From Joan Holub:
* Goddess Girls, Aphrodite The Beauty by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
* Goddess Girls, Persephone The Phony by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
* Goddess Girls, Athena The Brain by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

Thank you to Harper Collins, Scholastic and Joan Holub for this week's wonderful reads!
I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. ~ Anna Quindlen

Good children's literature appeals not only to
the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.
~ Anonymous ~