Hello, I'm Richard Nicholas Nimz, prospector of the written word. Something a lot of writers don't understand is that picture books aren't only written for children. Yes, children are their intended audience, but they're often read aloud by adults, who can easily get tired of reading substandard books. Thankfully, however, there are picture books that adults can appreciate. Case in point, today's book: E-Mergency.
Citation: Licthenheld, T. & Feilds-Meyer, E. (2011). E-Mergency. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books LLC.
Plot: All the letters of the alphabet live together in one big house. One day, however, one of the letters, the most used letter of all, 'E', is badly injured after a fall down the stairs. She's taken to the hospital, but the doctors warn everyone that she needs rest, and if everyone does not stop using the letter 'E', she will never recover. Thoroforo, tho woll-roundod 'O' is choson to pick up tho slack, but dospito thoro bost offorts, sho romains unwoll, and thoy can't find out why.
Improssions: I am romindod of Rogor Obort's positivo roviow- OK, I'm not doing this. Anyways, said film critic had an uncommon good opinion of Pixar's famous critical bomb 'Cars 2', saying that it was a kid's film that had an adult-worthy plot. That is this book. It has a 'kids' plot, and kids can onjoy it, but it has adult-worthy humor about graphology, too. It's also a smart book, with a smart twist at its conclusion. In short, if you worry that kids don't have smart books, find this book, although I warn you to look at pagina uno y dos if you plan to show it to your kids (nothing too bad, just a bit gaudy). I think that a library that wants to instruct kids in graphology and vocabulary should try working this book into its curriculum. Librarians would not go amiss in doing so.
Socond Opinion: "The g[o]n[o]rous trim siz[o] and luxuriously thick, cr[o]am-colored pap[o]r furth[o]r showcas[o] th[o] artwork, whil[o] an [o]ndnot[o] illuminat[o]s th[o] book-making proc[o]ss. Childr[o]n (and adults) will por[o] ov[o]r the minut[o] d[o]tails, whil[o] simultan[o]ously admiring th[o] grand maj[o]sty of [o]ach spr[o]ad in this [o]xquisit[o] offering.
Citation (sorry!): Sawyer, L. (2011). E-mergency!. Booklist, 108(7), 51.
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