Monster Trucks by Joy Keller
2017; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 70; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2017.0517
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
ResumoReviewed by: Monster Trucks by Joy Keller Elizabeth Bush Keller, Joy Monster Trucks; illus. by Misa Saburi. Holt, 2017 [32p] ISBN 978-1-62779-617-0 $16.99 Reviewed from galleys R 4-7 yrs Have you ever given thought to what monsters do with themselves when they're not off being scary? It turns out they drive the vehicles that keep our communities—human and monstrous—running smoothly. They're uniquely well adapted to their tasks, too. Skeletons, for instance, are great in the desert on a heavy roller truck: "They pave and roll and put up cones/ without a sweat—they're only bones." A yeti makes a perfect snow plower: "To every blizzard, he's exposed—/ he drives without the windows closed." The swamp monster hauls muck in a dump truck; a vampire, with no fear of heights, is master of the cherry picker; mummy ambulance drivers are johnny-on-the-spot with bandages and tape. The bouncy verses feature some vocabulary that doesn't always make it into storytime (e.g., "forlorn," "debris," "pummel"), but the context clues are obvious in Saburi's artwork. Thick black outlines and strong colors supply the muscle, while comic touches turn each monster into a neighbor you might actually like to know. This is pitch perfect for kids who favor giggles over shivers, and the closing observation that tuckered-out monsters sleep in their own beds at night—not under yours—puts any lingering doubt to rest. Copyright © 2017 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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