The Walloping Window-Blind

The illustrations are excuse enough for anyone of any age to want this book, but the way the text and illustrations play off of one another is magic. The gorgeous pastels and the rythym of the language captivated our 18-month-old, and now that she is 3, it is still a favorite. This is one we are always happy to read aloud, no matter how many repetitions are requested. Thank you, Jim LaMarche!

I'd never seen the poem before, so this was a first for me. The pictures are beautiful, and go along very well with the words...they are creative and up-to-date. Ex. For toasted pig, the captain eats a toasted hot dog, and for figs, fig newtons. I read the book to my 3rd grade students. They especially liked that the kids were playing the parts that would normally go to grown-ups. As one said about the book,"That's cool"! A good book to use when talking about the difference between real and make-believe, also a good jumping point to writing fantasy stories or poems.