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Roaring Brook Press (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages
Description
While other birds are seeing the world, George the duck is content to stay at home--or so it seems until he confesses the truth to Pascal, a visiting bear.
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
George was a homebody bird. Every time his avian friends would visit, hoping to enjoy some of his famous baked treats, and tempt him to wander off with them, he always seemed to have something else to do. Then one winter day, when Pascal the bear came for a stay, the truth came out: George had
Having greatly enjoyed Australian author/artist Gus Gordon's earlier picture-book, Herman and Rosie, about two strangers who find one another in the big city, I was eager to pick up this new story. I was not disappointed, finding Somewhere Else a charming little book, one which spins an engaging tale of coming to terms with our own weaknesses, and not allowing them to prevent us from following our dreams. The mixed media artwork is likewise appealing, utilizing cut-paper collage elements that often contain interesting snippets of text in their own right. The decorative end-papers, for instance, are created with cuttings of newspaper and magazine advertisements for luggage - a suitable visual theme for a story about finding a way to travel. Recommended to fans of Gus Gordon's artwork, and to anyone looking for children's stories about learning to admit when we don't know something, and finding a way to overcome our ignorance.
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never learned to fly! Determined to help, Pascal hatched every sort of plan to teach George to fly, only to watch them fail, one by one. Then one day George spied a picture of a hot-air balloon...Having greatly enjoyed Australian author/artist Gus Gordon's earlier picture-book, Herman and Rosie, about two strangers who find one another in the big city, I was eager to pick up this new story. I was not disappointed, finding Somewhere Else a charming little book, one which spins an engaging tale of coming to terms with our own weaknesses, and not allowing them to prevent us from following our dreams. The mixed media artwork is likewise appealing, utilizing cut-paper collage elements that often contain interesting snippets of text in their own right. The decorative end-papers, for instance, are created with cuttings of newspaper and magazine advertisements for luggage - a suitable visual theme for a story about finding a way to travel. Recommended to fans of Gus Gordon's artwork, and to anyone looking for children's stories about learning to admit when we don't know something, and finding a way to overcome our ignorance.
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LibraryThing member DaffiMere
A tale of knowing who you are.
George is a homebody bird who is very at baking.
George’s friends who are always dropping by, to ask George to travel with them, but he always refuses by saying that he is too busy. But the real reason is that he can’t fly.
The words and pictures of Somewhere Else
George is a homebody bird who is very at baking.
George’s friends who are always dropping by, to ask George to travel with them, but he always refuses by saying that he is too busy. But the real reason is that he can’t fly.
The words and pictures of Somewhere Else
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compliment each other beautifully. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
10.37 inches
ISBN
1626723494 / 9781626723498