<i>Bulldog's Big Day</i> (review)
2011; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 64; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2011.0185
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)American and British Literature Analysis
ResumoReviewed by: Bulldog's Big Day Hope Morrison McMullan, Kate . Bulldog's Big Day; illus. by Pascal Lemaitre. Orchard/Scholastic, 2011. [32p]. ISBN 978-0-545-17155-7 $16.99 Reviewed from galleys R 4-7 yrs. Bulldog wants to be a part of the workforce "hustle-bustle" and so sets out in search of a job. With a bag of homemade cookies in tow, he quickly learns that he is not particularly well suited to being a fireman (he runs the ladder up through the roof), a window washer (he's afraid of heights), a sign painter (he sneezes and sets the entire studio into a frenzy) or a bookseller (when commissioned to shelve books, he gets caught reading a detective story instead). At the day's end, a disappointed Bulldog returns home, only to find his erstwhile employers seeking more of his trademark cookies, which prompts Bulldog to turn his talents into Bulldog's Cookie Bakery. There is more than a nod to Richard Scarry in this community-centered tale of a town full of busy animals working in various venues on individually titled, oversized double-page spreads. The text itself is printed under sequential illustrations, like a comic book sans panels, with spreads usually sporting a chapterlike title. The length makes sequential readalouds (or renditions with gentle fast-forwarding) more suited than a start-to-finish treatment, and the simple text and abundant visual clues in the illustrations also make this an excellent choice for early readers ready [End Page 338] to work their way through the narrative. Bulldog is nothing if not earnest, and the characterizations of the other animals (a giraffe firefighter, a spider window washer, a moose sign painter, and an elephant bookseller) are particularly well carried by the humorous illustrations (the spider hangs his belongings from hooks on his web, the moose uses one antler to hold his brushes and the other as his palette). Youngsters will adore poring over the bountiful illustrations as they follow Bulldog in his search for purpose. Copyright © 2011 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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