<i>Beep and Bah</i> (review)
2012; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 65; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2012.0168
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoReviewed by: Beep and Bah Jeannette Hulick Burks, James . Beep and Bah; written and illus. by James Burks. Carolrhoda, 2012. 32p. Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-7613-6567-9 $16.95 E-book ed. ISBN 978-0-7613-8721-3 $12.95 R Gr. 2-3. When goat Bah (all he ever says is "Bah") wakes to find only one of a pair of socks lying outside his garbage-can home, he goes to enthusiastic (if somewhat inept) robot Beep for help. Beep decides they must search for the sock's mate, and search they do, traveling high and low—but, ultimately, unsuccessfully—in search of the missing sock. The last page reveals the location of said sock to the reader (but not to Beep and Bah), however; it has been attached via static cling to the side of Bah all along. Author and illustrator Burks is an animation storyboarder, and the book [End Page 342] evinces a storyboard-like sensibility, with smaller, panels interspersed with larger half- and full-page illustrations, and the text consisting of the characters' dialogue; it's easy to imagine this as an amusing animated short on Nick or the Disney Channel. The rapid pace and ridiculous humor ("Do you smell that, Bah?" says Beep."That, my friend, is the smell of adventure. Or it could be this sock") will further make kids steeped in Phineas and Ferb feel right at home. Burks' digitally created illustrations are appealingly cartoonish, with exaggeratedly angular animals and bright, candy colors (a few landscapes call Dr. Seuss to mind). Small, orange Beep has a single leg (ending in a wheel) and two arms, all of which telescope crazily as he overconfidently leads this journey with frequently comic results. This will be a perfect fit for kids drawn to graphic novels but not quite ready for a full-length one, and youngsters who enjoy cartooning or simply relish a fast and funny read will also find Bah and Beep worthy companions. Copyright © 2012 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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