tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482931767185467731.post6316879724362157358..comments2023-04-08T05:05:00.926-07:00Comments on Mock Caldecott: Drive by Nathan ClementKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812854599461003966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482931767185467731.post-91631965429415416832008-10-16T09:31:00.000-07:002008-10-16T09:31:00.000-07:00The text of this story is really more about the ch...The text of this story is really more about the child's father, the truck-driver, than about the truck itself. That being said, I thought the illustrations were a little too impersonal, they didn't feel right when considered with the text.<br><br>I did think the perspective the illustrator used was often interesting, giving a view of a truck or the driver not often considered in a picture book. However, compared to others published this year, this one's not my favorite.Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812854599461003966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482931767185467731.post-65837007730074732012008-10-15T11:36:00.000-07:002008-10-15T11:36:00.000-07:00I was unimpressed with this book from the get-go. ...I was unimpressed with this book from the get-go. The front cover is really appealing, but I totally expected to see the rest of the truck when I opened the book up to look at the entire cover (instead I just saw half a truck and a really big, boring backyard).<br><br>Illustrations inside the book were no better. There seemed to be a lot of awkward angles, and it was obvious that the illustrator was trying very hard not to show us any faces.<br><br>I'm sure truck-loving kids will pick it up, but I there must be better truck books out there.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830964081238352803noreply@blogger.com