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Title: The Wretched Stone by Chris Van Allsburg ISBN: 0-395-53307-4 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 28 October, 1991 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The greatest illustrator of children's books since NC Wyeth
Comment: Vivid artwork in an array of dramatic colors adds to the mystery and eerieness of this book. I take it that the "wretched stone" is a metaphor for television and its hypnotic effect. I am taking a course on children's literature and have been sampling picture books, and so far Van Allsburg wins the palm. The darkness of this tale may be disconcerting to some of the young set, but the last page with its bright red, white and yellow colors and its kicker wit dispels the gloom and sends us all to bed happier and the wiser.
Rating: 4
Summary: GREAT BOOK! :)
Comment: The Wrethched Stone is a great book. I loved it! It is a little confusing. I would have liked more detail. The pictures were great! I think kids older then the age of 9 would understand it more then littler kids. Little kids would love the pictures, though.
Rating: 5
Summary: a metaphor for the technological age
Comment: The Wretched Stone an intriguing tale that, like most of Van Allsburg's books, begins in a deceivingly normal way. The voyage of the Rita May turns strange when a large glowing rock is brought on board. As the crew becomes mesmerized by its light, they are transformed into ape-like beings, loosing the qualities that make them human. Until a storm hits , there appears no way the ship will survive. The story serves as a reminder that as we slip deeper into the electronic age, we may be loosing the very things that give us our humanity. It is a timely piece.
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Title: The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg ISBN: 0395423317 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 28 October, 1986 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburg ISBN: 0395673461 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 25 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg ISBN: 0395533082 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 29 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg ISBN: 039527804X Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 10 October, 1979 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg ISBN: 0395486688 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 October, 1988 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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