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Title: I, Crocodile by Fred Marcellino, Michael Di Capua ISBN: 0-06-205168-7 Publisher: Michael Di Capua Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Aye, Crocodile
Comment: Incoming rave review.
Most children's classics have either a terrific story, or a terrific main character, or terrific illustrations. I, Crocodile has all three.
The story is, as they say, high-concept. (Disney and Dreamworks ought to consider it for animation.) See, the dreamy life of this crocodile on the banks of the Nile is rudely interrupted by Napoleon, who....well, you have to read the book. It has huge entertainment value for kids, and wit that will motivate an adult to read it aloud enthusiastically even on the thirty-seventh time around. (There will be a thirty-seventh time.)
As for the beast himself, he's the greatest crocodile since Lewis Carroll's. Even bigger. (Of his own reptile, Carroll wrote, "How doth the little crocodile...." Marcellino's has a heartier appetite.)
The illustrations are spectacular. They're rich with surprise, color, and beauty. They reach the level of art without a trace of self-consciousness.
I, Crocodile is full of life. It whisks you along so absorbingly, you're hardly conscious of turning the pages. You may already know that Fred Marcellino has, for years, been one of the preeminent children's illustrators. He's now, in a single stroke, one of the preeminent children's authors as well.
So:
If there's a child in your life, I, Crocodile is a must-have book. If there's no child in your life, you might want to order it anyway. The simulated crocodile-skin cover, alone, is worth the price of admission.
Rating: 5
Summary: Instant Classic
Comment: This is one of the all-time great children's stories. Seriously. As for the artwork, it actually may surpass Marcellino's previous Caldecott-honored standards. Is "I, Crocodile" a page turner? Is chocolate pudding a kid magnet? The story's hilarious rogue crocodile is more memorable than all the latest you-know-which cartoon characters put together. The plot ranges cinematically from the banks of the Nile to the banks of the Paris sewers... with a ton of razzle-dazzle in between. Appearing in an ingenious supporting role is pudgy, comically self-important Napoleon, himself. In addition to the crocodile's various meals, Marcellino offers food for thought, yet never with a heavy hand and always with a perfect-pitch instinct for sheer entertainment. Getting "I, Crocodile" for your kids to enjoy is the perfect excuse to get it for your own enjoyment. It's easily the children's book of the year. And... it's Y2K-compliant.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Children's Books
Comment: I am an Elementary School library teacher and book lover. I teach library and computer skills to little kids. "I Crocodile" ranks with the greatest of the great. I'm ordering 2 copies. One is for a 3rd grader as a reward for reading books during our Book-A-Thon. The other one is a gift for my brother, a poet, who has a ph.D. in creative writing and literature. This is a book which easily will bring chortles and laughs from both.
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Title: The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman, Fred Marcellino ISBN: 0062050648 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: If You're Not from the Prairie... by Dave Bouchard, Henry Ripplinger, David Bouchard ISBN: 0689820356 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Some Things Are Scary by Florence Parry Heide, Jules Feiffer ISBN: 0763612227 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Would You Rather... by John Burningham ISBN: 1587172178 Publisher: SeaStar Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story by Pegi Deitz Shea, Anita Riggio, You Yang ISBN: 1563976234 Publisher: Boyds Mills Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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