Fun in the Sun by David Catrow
2015; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 69; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2015.0647
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoReviewed by: Fun in the Sun by David Catrow Jeannette Hulick Catrow, David Fun in the Sun; written and illus. by David Catrow. Holiday House, 2015 30p ISBN 978-0-8234-2945-5 $16.95 R 4-6 yrs A rotund, Chihuahua-like dog takes a jaunt to the beach with his pet goldfish and, once he finds a good spot (after he mistakenly sets up camp on the large tummy of a sunbathing man), he enjoys lunch, a dip in the water, and some kite-flying, before heading for home. Stripping off his fabulous striped swim trunks he declares, “I hope I didn’t forget anything,” while the readers will notice his intense sunburn—highlighted by the white, underwear-shaped patch where his swimsuit was—and a bottle of unused sunblock. It’s an amusing story that will make a funny readaloud selection, and the simple text (“It’s time to rinse off. We splish, we splash, we float like a boat”) is also accessible to beginning readers. Catrow’s zany pencil and watercolor illustrations not only help flesh out the narrative but also humorously articulate the understated text. The dog’s declaration to a fellow beachgoer that “you, sir, have a silly hat” is accompanied by a rib-tickling image of a man with a duck floaty ring on his head, while “Fish has made a friend” captions a large green octopus overflowing the bowl of unfazed Fish. Catrow’s human figures are comically grotesque, and their exaggerated absurdity is droll, and the pudgy, pop-eyed little canine is endearing. This would make a diverting addition to a storytime about beaches or pets, or, shared in an educational setting, an amusing way to help primary-graders make that transition from summer to schoolwork. Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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