Rebecca Bond (1)Critiques

With delightful rhymes and charming hand-stitched art, this picture book celebrates the many ways we sleep across the world.

Great read-alike for Charlotte's Web.

An interesting and sweet story, but what makes the book special are the beautiful illustrations.

Enchanting! Perfect for fans of [b:Charlotte's Web|24178|Charlotte's Web|E.B. White|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386925651s/24178.jpg|987048], this timeless tale features an endearing cast of barnyard characters that will have readers cheering them on.

Note: I received an ARC from the publisher.

I love the intricate artwork.

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

Each page spread is a beautifully meticulously hand embroidered and appliqued scene of a bed in a different part of the world. This book is absolutely gorgeous.

There is a certain quiet delight to this book, even though it tells a story about forest fire -- spoiler alert -- I love the wonderful historic details of the frontier hotel in the Canadian wilderness, and the thoughtful child's-eye view.

Rebecca Bond outdid herself with this beautifully executed book. Her intricate drawings are accented with watercolor washes in earth tones, which creates the mood of the time in which the story takes place. The story is told in the gentle poetic language of a grandparent. This is a must read for adults and children.

Bond used a childhood experience of a barn burning down in her home town as inspiration for this book, but the rest of the story is a delightful true fantasy. Both Bond's pen and ink drawings and her sentences are carefully crafted. She doesn't hesitate to use more difficult words and complicated comparisons. I wonder how I will explain to the 6 to 8 year olds in my classroom that people sometimes purposely burn property to get money from the insurance. The story also touches only big issues like the difficulty small farms are having to stay afloat and the treatment of animals, but the main theme of the book is building a community where the individuals can rely on each others' strengths. I highly recommend this book also for adult.

Each double page spread shows a crafted scene of children in their beds in a different part of the world (alcove/cubby beds in Norway, hammocks in Brazil and Mexico, rooftop beds in Morocco, on top of the stove in Russia, beneath a mosquito net in India, etc.). One sentence in large type is followed by two sentences in smaller type, so there is more detail for older readers and less for younger; it's fascinating on any level.

Crafted, photographed illustrations ("all original artwork stitched by hand") resemble more elaborate versions of those of Clare Beaton (I Dreamt I Was A Dinosaur by Stella Blackstone, etc.)

I love My Bed! I mean this new book for children, although I do also love my own bed. I have an extra deep mattress and sleep snuggled under my handmade quilts. But not everyone in the world has a bed like mine. Rebecca Bond and Salley Mavor have created a marvelous book about the many ways children across the world go to bed. As a girl I loved learning about costumes and flags of the world. The brilliance of My Bed is how it illustrates material and cultural differences through how children go to sleep. Mavor has created handmade embellished fiber scenes, exquisite in detail. It took her several years to create the art for this book. You will study each one for a long time. I know my son loved to talk about the details of the art in his children's books. I can imagine the discussions that will arise from My Bed. "My bed rocks on the water," we are told about the Netherlands where some children live on houseboats. (I am jealous!) "My bed sways in the breeze," we are told about South and Central American children who sleep in hammocks. We see an Indian child with their nets to protect against mosquitos, the alcove beds of Norway, the open air beds of Ghana, Russian beds on the large stoves. Children sleep in yurts and in courtyards and on rooftops. The Afghan carpet these children sleep on is amazing In detail. Children will learn how houses and beds across the world are constructed, and about the flora and animals around them. Each child's house is unique to its culture, and shown in context to its environment. The Japanese house shows a flowering cherry tree. On her blog Wee Folk Studio, Mavor shares how she made her art for My Bed. I am stunned by her art. I received a free ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss. My review is fair and unbiased.

"I love how it can inspire students to seek out stories from grandparents and other relatives."

The family in the book wake up to find that it has snowed over night. They all play outside in the snow together and they build a large fort. This book would be great for students kindergarten to second grade. It can be used to talk about the connection between pictures and text as the pictures are very vibrate and support the text very well.½

The book is about a family getting read for a new baby's arrival. Each family members does something for her the brother makes a mobile for her. All the family takes a turn sleeping in the cradle " just like baby" Then the brother is prepared when his sister comes home she sleeps "just like baby" ages 3-5 classmates book.

Pig goes out for a picnic on the first day of spring and discovers Goose flying by. The two quickly become friends and share the picnic. Pig then invites Goose to her first-day-of-spring party, with several other animals in attendance.

This is a sweet story about a new friendship and an optimistic look on life. Pig and Goose have different abilities and both are recognized for their special skills (e.g., Goose can fly and swim, while Pig is a wonderful host who regales others with stories and more). The gentle watercolor illustrations are lovely and fit perfectly with the tone of the book.

My only small quibble is how the book opens with Pig's monologue but each quotation is on a separate line, the way that a back-and-forth dialogue would normally be presented. I feel like this could be confusing to young children, especially as the book later has traditional dialogue presented this way. Overall, however, this is a good book for young readers either as a readaloud or for those learning to read.½

I received the ARC from NetGalley but had problems with my computer, so I had to wait for my library’s copy to be returned – and to catch it before another patron checked it out! The kids are liking this one. It’s a charming tale of friendship/family-ship, hope, and the strength in cooperation. Reading it over the weekend, I also couldn’t help but see parallels to the current refugee crisis. Not sure if this is intentional or not but might be something to consider.

A town is covered with snow and the people excitedly come out to play in it. They come together to build a massive snow fort and play together all day.

This book is about a town that receives snow fall and the children get very excited by this. They decide after the plow has come through to go make something out of the pile of snow from the plow, and end up making something that allows them to see all of the town.

Reader or transitional fiction; 48 pages

Genre:Realistic Fiction
Age Appropriateness:PreSchool-Grade 2
Review: It is a good book for Christmas and winter. It illustrate how kids built a snow castle in the winter together and feel proud of it. It captures the joy of childhood but I think it is kind of boring because it is not the kind of book that provide children with valuable lesson and value. Still, it is fun to read and the illustration is beautiful.
It is a realistic fiction because it based on real-world situations and it is written for today's kids.The book also presents a "real-world" problem or challenge and show how a young person solves that problem.½

Summary:
It is the magic of waking up to a world blanketed with snow. As the plow comes through and creates a mountain, village children bolt down breakfasts, don snowsuits and boots, and head outdoors. Tunneling, hollowing, digging, and shoveling, the youngsters spend all day building and enjoying a massive play area on the snow mound. Their delight in their "kingdom" and their return at nightfall as the snow begins again brings this comfy story to an end.

Genre: This is contemporary realistic fiction book since it's about a snow day in a village and all the characters in this book are humans.

Critiques:
1.This book has rhythmic text and soft texture to share the great joy of winter days.
2.Students can learn some new words through the text.

Common on use:
It is a nice book for teachers to read aloud to students within 5 minutes and teachers can also repeat some of the new words for students since vocabulary in this book is a bright point.

Summary: This story is about a silent snow falls all night long, blanketing the town in white. A plow rumbles through, mounding the snow up high into giant waves. When a group of children awakens the next morning, they discover their very own mountain of snow, full of possibilities. They built up snow wallways and a kingdom with the snow.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction. Because the author said in the beginning this story really is her story.
Age app: Primary, middle school
Media: pastel drawing½

This book surprised me. Although published ind 2015, the cover and end papers of the book make it look very old. The story takes place in 1914 in a rural town in Ontario, Canada. Told through the eyes of a young boy, you learn about the area at the time and witness a fire that overcomes the forest, forcing people and animals alike to stand in the lake for what "felt like several days" until the fire burned out. The story, with is quaint illustrations, was captivating from start to finish. The final page explains the actual history and shows a photograph of the boy in the story, and you learn that he was the author's grandfather. I'm looking forward to reading this with my students.

This is a great book that represents friendship and how to work together. The kids are so excited when they see the snow plow and when school gets canceled because that means they can play outside with their friends. It also shows the process needed to prepare for snow and all the clothes/ equipment needed. I can use this book to show students those clothes and equipment needed to be in snow. I can also use this book if I am in an area where it snows. Fiction.

Since he was a baby, all the members of Maurice's family think he will take up their careers, until one day they discover he has a special gift of his own.