TITLE: The Hello, Goodbye WindowAUTHOR: Norton Juster
STARTED: May 23, 2009
FINISHED: May 23, 2009
PAGES: 32
GENRE: Juvenile
FIRST SENTENCE: Nanna and Poppy live in a big house in the middle of town.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] This is a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild. The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood, expressed as a joyful fusion of text with evocative and exuberant illustrations.The world for this little girl will soon grow larger and more complex, but never more enchanting or deeply felt.
THOUGHTS: A very cute story that emphasizes family and how they introduce you to the world. The author gives the little girl an exuberance that makes the book fun to read. While I'm not a huge fan of the illustration style, I can appreciate the fingerpaintesqueness of it and how that reminds me of childhood.
RATING: 6/10 [ Good]
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