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I want to like this more but I feel like it rides kind of a weird line that it wouldn't have when it came out.
I saw this book and [b:Madlenka's Dog|1383235|Madlenka's Dog|Peter Sis|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183144587s/1383235.jpg|1467301] on the library’s shelf and borrowed them both. I started off with a “Huh?” and ended up being charmed. However, a few of the inclusions for various places perplexed me.
Madlenka lives in New York City, and when she finds a loose tooth she goes off to tell everybody in the neighborhood, a diverse neighborhood. Depending on whom she’s relating with, depending on where they’re originally from, they call her variations of her name.
There is a map at the back and throughout the book there are miniature pictures of things associated with various parts of the world. There are cutouts. Readers frequently have to turn pages a full 360 degrees to properly read and see everything. I love tiny pictures and I loved many that are in this book. There are also several pictures, ones that tend to take up a full page, that some children might find frightening; they’re not horrifying, but I think their potential for scaring some kids should be noted; I’d guess most kids will be fine when viewing them.
It’s a great book for girls ages 6 & 7 and thereabouts, and all kids who are losing baby teeth and are excited about it, as Madlenka is. I like how Madlenka goes "around the world" right in her NYC neighborhood. NYC kids should appreciate this book too!
Madlenka lives in New York City, and when she finds a loose tooth she goes off to tell everybody in the neighborhood, a diverse neighborhood. Depending on whom she’s relating with, depending on where they’re originally from, they call her variations of her name.
There is a map at the back and throughout the book there are miniature pictures of things associated with various parts of the world. There are cutouts. Readers frequently have to turn pages a full 360 degrees to properly read and see everything. I love tiny pictures and I loved many that are in this book. There are also several pictures, ones that tend to take up a full page, that some children might find frightening; they’re not horrifying, but I think their potential for scaring some kids should be noted; I’d guess most kids will be fine when viewing them.
It’s a great book for girls ages 6 & 7 and thereabouts, and all kids who are losing baby teeth and are excited about it, as Madlenka is. I like how Madlenka goes "around the world" right in her NYC neighborhood. NYC kids should appreciate this book too!
A lovely story about a city girl about to lose her tooth. She heads out to tell all of her neighborhood friends and, in turn, they wish her luck and take her on an international adventure around her own home. Peter Sis created amazing illustrations to go along with his amazing story.
This books takes a visually exciting look at the multiculturalism of an American city. It introduces children to a variety of cultures quickly, a few foreign words, and, in the end, offers a world map that pinpoints the origins of all of the people Madlenka tells about her loose tooth. (However, it oddly distinguishes some people by country and others by continent. Is this because children are expected to be able to distinguish the German from the Frenchman but not the Korean from the Chinaman or the Mexican from the Guatamalan?) Although the book's portrayls were a bit stereotypical, overall Madelenka wasn't as inspid and condenscending as most yay-for-mutliculturalism! books I have read. I think that's because it doesn't make a point of lecturing the child about tolerating people of different cultures (as though if not for such lectures children would naturally go up to the Indian newstandman and scream, "Go back to your own country!"); instead, it just presents a variety of diverse figures as a normal part of life. I liked the way the cut outs revealed the often intriguing illustrations on the next page.It's a very busy book, with words all over the pages (you have to turn the book to read the words, as they are written around the pictures), I guess to reflect the general busy nature of city life. I always find that kind of writing in all directions more annoying than cute.
i loved that. that was so cute, so wholesome, and i saw the little prince <3
Loved the playful way the text wrapped around the page and how certain cut-our pages allowed for a shift in perspective! As far as the story, I love the multicultural aspect of the title character, Madlenka, telling her neighbors all about her loose tooth! It was sweet how they greeted her in their home language, and how her name changed ever so slightly...I will definitely find a way to incorporate this book into my children's lit course.
LOVE the illustrations and Madlenka's world travels. Beautiful story.
The story is about a little girl whose tooth is loose. Although it sounded like an original story, it was quite boring to read next to that the drawings were dark. Not much conversation going on then every time the same.
This book is in the [b: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up|6936332|1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up|Julia Eccleshare|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1342805030l/6936332._SX50_.jpg|7168376] challenge I am doing.
This book is in the [b: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up|6936332|1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up|Julia Eccleshare|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1342805030l/6936332._SX50_.jpg|7168376] challenge I am doing.
