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| Title | : | Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat |
| Author | : | Philip C. Stead |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 32 pages |
| Published | : | June 7th 2011 by Roaring Brook Press |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Fiction. Adventure |
Philip C. Stead
Hardcover | Pages: 32 pages Rating: 3.54 | 509 Users | 116 Reviews
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"When Jonathan loses his best friend, a stuffed bear named Frederick, he sets sail on the Big Blue Boat to find him. Along the way he assembles a ragtag crew, including a mountain goat, a lonely circus elephant, and even a friendly whale. Adventure and intrigue (and pirates!) follow."
ART WINNER!! GAH!! The art is so, so good... I LOVE when other paper mediums are used as kind of a texture to a painting. This is done to such GREAT effect in this book. Plus i loved the littler sepia toned inset pictures that added a touch of extra to what was happening. Spread after spread was inspiring to us and drew our attention... In fact my nephew was so captured with the art he did TWO drawings!! So yeah good...
The words were a little over his head so he struggled in the beginning to grasp what was going on. We talked about it though in a way he would understand... trading his DS game machine for a toaster and that really clarified things for him. It wasn't horribly "every word was a struggle" but just confused him a little. He ESPECIALLY enjoyed the pirates and we did voices for them, lol.
I LOVED the idea of this book. But there was a MAJOR plot element that would exclude the book from being read more often... And that is the fact Jonathan didn't "lose" Frederick like the synopsis states!! He didn't drop Frederick in the ocean and have him swept away by accident or because he was somewhere he shouldn't be and genuinely lost him... NO! His PARENTS traded his bear for a toaster. WHAT THE--?! It just makes family look like villains and isn't a message I want to deliberately PUT in a child's head.
Which is TOO TOO bad... the little boy was a brown little boy and the girl was a lighter brown too!! Such diversity is rare and I LOVE IT (And my nephew did too, of course)!! The story is meant to be whimsical but it looses its power because of the odd, twisted parents and their FREAKY actions... And worse we never see the parents again!! Jonathan just travels around the world... it's like the book CONDONES a child running away from home... Another message that isn't good for a child.
BOTTOM LINE: GAGA over the art and diversity... NOT the story so much...
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Ratings: 3.54 From 509 Users | 116 ReviewsCriticism Out Of Books Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat
This book was so sweet. After Jonathan loses his best friend, he sets off on a boat to search for him. Along the way, he meets all sorts of characters who end up joining him--only to find his best friend, a stuffed animal, in somebody else's possession. So he invites them along, too. It's just a heartfelt story full of adventure and loss and kindness, and Stead's illustrations are vibrant and fun. All around, this book is captivating and will certainly keep your attention.ReviewI almost really loved this book. Jonathan's parents trade his beloved stuffed bear, Frederick, for a toaster. Jonathan takes the Big Blue Boat to search for Frederick and along the way, meets a cast of characters who join him on the ship. I loved the cumulative part of the story and the repetition in Jonathan's adventure.The tone has a calm, soothing quality that I think makes the perfect bedtime story. The story is a bit slow to start; Jonathan's parents are presented briefly as mean, uncaring
This one was sad - the parents sell the beloved teddy bear to buy a toaster?! The circus elephant is left all alone on a deserted island? So sad. The kids enjoyed it because of the happy ending but this mother could only read it once, I hated the idea of the lonely elephant and someone selling my children's dear beloved stuffed toys. Illustrations of course are gorgeous. perhaps read with older children, who can understand this is just a story.
Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat is an entertaining cumulative tale about a boy's adventures searching for his beloved bear Frederick. For me, the illustrations really made the difference in pulling me into the story. Author Philip Stead and his wife Rebecca became widely known for A Sick Day for Amos McGee when it won the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 2011. This book shows that the illustrations talents are not limited to Rebecca - the use of collage and beautiful water colors are
Too many different art mediums used, so it feels a bit muddy to me. Wouldn't give it my vote.
SUMMARY:Jonathan loves his teddy bear, Frederick very much. They loved to go look at the large blue ship at the wharf. But one day, Jonathan finds out that his parents traded Frederick for a toaster. Frederick sets out alone on the big blue ship in search of Frederick. Along the way he meets animals who are happy to join him on his quest to find Frederick.ILLUSTRATIONS: The illustrations were created with a mix of collage and acrylic paint. Although they are highly interesting, they are also
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