tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093828844549988070.post4231304930280401371..comments2024-02-26T05:20:45.982-05:00Comments on ACPL Mock Caldecott: Drive by Nathan ClementMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425130370380633997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093828844549988070.post-33815070818653797812008-10-16T12:31:00.000-04:002008-10-16T12:31:00.000-04:00The text of this story is really more about the ch...The text of this story is really more about the child's father, the truck-driver, than about the truck itself. That being said, I thought the illustrations were a little too impersonal, they didn't feel right when considered with the text.<BR/><BR/>I did think the perspective the illustrator used was often interesting, giving a view of a truck or the driver not often considered in a picture book. However, compared to others published this year, this one's not my favorite.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812854599461003966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093828844549988070.post-19027983423488717542008-10-15T14:36:00.000-04:002008-10-15T14:36:00.000-04:00I was unimpressed with this book from the get-go. ...I was unimpressed with this book from the get-go. The front cover is really appealing, but I totally expected to see the rest of the truck when I opened the book up to look at the entire cover (instead I just saw half a truck and a really big, boring backyard).<BR/><BR/>Illustrations inside the book were no better. There seemed to be a lot of awkward angles, and it was obvious that the illustrator was trying very hard not to show us any faces.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure truck-loving kids will pick it up, but I there must be better truck books out there.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830964081238352803noreply@blogger.com