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southern_librarian's review
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
2022 CML Community Read picture book title. It was a lovely walk, but otherwise not too remarkable.
dgrachel's review
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
On the first read, as an adult, there doesn’t appear to be much substance: just a boy walking his dog at dusk, peering in neighborhood windows as he walks by, listing things he sees. However, I can see this being a lot of fun to read with small children, having them point out what they see in other windows in the book and/or encouraging them to make up stories about the lives of the people behind those windows.
sassychortle's review
5.0
Beautiful! And if you're like me, the rhyme on the first page should end with "and peep, peep, peep"!
"At the end of the day, before the town goes to sleep, you can look out the window..."
Sadly the author isn't QUITE as much of a peeping Tom as I am but is clearly leaning that direction!
"At the end of the day, before the town goes to sleep, you can look out the window..."
Sadly the author isn't QUITE as much of a peeping Tom as I am but is clearly leaning that direction!
kriss_knows_all's review
4.0
This beautiful picture book about a short walk around a neighborhood brought me so much joy. The amount of diversity and many invisible classes (musicians, artists, skilled labor trades, etc.).
toad_maiden's review
5.0
My favorite pictures books start with a simple premise, and this is no different. The timeless and magical experience of peeking in through neighbors' windows at dusk is captured in Denos's beautiful watercolor-and-ink illustrations. The gentle rhythm of the narrative would make this a fantastic bedtime book.
koby's review
5.0
A child takes a walk as evening arrives, enjoying the life in the windows of houses on the street. Utterly relatable as a window peeler myself, this poetically captures the life to be found in a neighborhood (which as a residential urban feel to it). The art is gorgeous, too. I love the closing, with the mom waiting in their own window, and then the final page depicting mother and child reading together.
nikimarion's review
4.0
An illustrated love letter to Somerville, MA if ever there was one, but this book lends itself to any area that has that neighborhood feel--where you may not know everyone who lives on your block, but you feel a community and kinship with them regardless.
Denos's prose is poetic, descriptive, and concise, cozy even. A favorite line, paired with a darkened and shuttered house in an overgrown part of the neighborhood: "Other[ window]s are empty and leave you to fill them up with stories."
Share with little ones to point out what people are doing in the windows and to pour over the detailed endpapers.
Denos's prose is poetic, descriptive, and concise, cozy even. A favorite line, paired with a darkened and shuttered house in an overgrown part of the neighborhood: "Other[ window]s are empty and leave you to fill them up with stories."
Share with little ones to point out what people are doing in the windows and to pour over the detailed endpapers.