Status
Available
Series
Collection
Publication
Compendium Inc (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 44 pages
Description
A child learns that courage means being a little brave at the right time.
User reviews
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Author Kobi Yamada and illustrator Mae Besom, who previously collaborated on What Do You Do With an Idea? and What Do You Do With a Problem?, return with this third picture-book exploration of the emotional challenges facing young (and old) people. The boy-narrator here reflects on some of the
Like its predecessors, What Do You Do With a Chance pairs a simple but perceptive text exploring some of the stumbling blocks people experience, in realizing their full intellectual and creative potential, with gorgeous artwork that perfectly captures the ideas presented in the narrative. I enjoy Mae Besom's illustrations in their own right - they are always lovely - and I appreciate the way they use color to depict the changing reality around the main character. Recommended to anyone who has read and enjoyed the previous two books, or who is looking for picture-books addressing opportunity, and the courage necessary to grab onto it.
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chances, depicted as golden birds/paper planes, that have come his way, and how he has neglected to seize them, due to fear. Eventually he finds that the more he ignores his chances, the fewer there seem to be. Deciding that he must conquer his fear, he resolves to seize the next chance that comes his way...Like its predecessors, What Do You Do With a Chance pairs a simple but perceptive text exploring some of the stumbling blocks people experience, in realizing their full intellectual and creative potential, with gorgeous artwork that perfectly captures the ideas presented in the narrative. I enjoy Mae Besom's illustrations in their own right - they are always lovely - and I appreciate the way they use color to depict the changing reality around the main character. Recommended to anyone who has read and enjoyed the previous two books, or who is looking for picture-books addressing opportunity, and the courage necessary to grab onto it.
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LibraryThing member Stewart24
I have read and dearly love this author’s other book what do you do with an idea and I was so pleased to find this one on the shelf. I love the illustrations of a boy character who seems so relatable as someone trying to find the courage to “take a chance”. A chance is symbolized as a sort of
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bird creature and it’s fun to read it with the perspective of an adventure story without focusing on the metaphor. I think both the storyline and the art support each other perfectly and share equal strength. The first person dialogue is very powerful. It feels like the character is both reminiscing and talking directly to ME at the same time. Show Less
LibraryThing member darianskie
This story is about taking a chance. The main character is faced with an opportunity to take a chance but is too afraid and eventually he starts to ignore all the chances that are available to him. He soon realizes that they more he ignores the chances the less likely they were to show up. He
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wonders if he will ever get a chance again. He then decides that if he were to see another chance he would be brave and take it no matter what. Show Less
Awards
Independent Publisher Book Awards (Gold — Children's Picture Book — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
44 p.; 10.6 inches
ISBN
1943200734 / 9781943200733
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Pages
44