"I can't wait to put them on, " said Bink. Slapstick and sweetness, drollery and delight abound in this follow-up to the Geisel Award–winning, New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Bink and Gollie, written by the beloved and best-selling Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee and brought to hilarious life by Tony Fucile. Famed children's writer Kate DiCamillo teams up with Alison McGhee to write a series of adventurous books with two young girls, Bink and Gollie. Other info includes insight into the authors' writing process and an enticing mention of an upcoming rerelease of Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Together, we see the world. Also, the act of a friend in saving another friend's relationship with one "outside" their circle because it is the right thing to do. True, she often tries to impose her opinions on Bink (your socks are too bright, your fish is not marvelous, etc. ) Please enter a valid e-mail. Get sample pages and prices.
So, wow: she's really, really right! In the first adventure Bink buys a pair of bright socks that irritate Gollie so much she doesn't want to be with her if she is wearing them. It is a very nice mixture of black and white illustrations for the background images with color added to highlight Bink and Gollie and certain important details on the page. And if you like PDFs. My one complaint would be that it is TOO short! Some background information from the Minneapolis Star Tribune tells us that Tony Fucile used childhood pictures of the authors for the look of Bink and Gollie (see the photos in question in the BookPage interview). Flipping through quickly, the short sentences seem to fit the early reader mold, but those short sentences contain words like "whom", "implore", "unwillingness", "marvelous" and "Timbuktu", so how easy is it to read, really? My daughter will not let it out of her possession or sight.
Now look at Bink on page 9. Melissa Young from Sweet on Books explains why: What You Need to Know: • Bink & Gollie is a fabulous collaboration between two award-winning authors and highly acclaimed illustrator. They both think the other girl is just stubborn.
While this book looks like a level 1 reader and has a reading level of 1. And as friends they have differences because they have such completely different personalities. After a page turn, Gollie adds, "Let's roller-skate! " I think it works best with an adult reading along to assist with the vocabulary.
50 Original Price $15. "Will I smell pancakes? " Bink like's bright socks, marvelous fish, and Gollie's pancakes, Gollie likes Bink just as she is - without the socks or the fish - except when she interrupts Gollie's adventures to far-flung places. They're self-sufficient, appearing to run their own households, cooking and gardening on their own, and making their way about town, shopping and movie-going, on their own.
She looks like she's about 6. LOVE their "compromise bonanza! " The drawings which so aptly demonstrate each personality and each incident along side the dry humor are reminiscent of Garfield or Calvin & Hobbs but in a more "chapertized" format that will appeal to young readers but also adults with a sense of humor. That these girls have personalities I can say even this much about is testament to how rich with detail and brimming with personality it is.
LOVE the use of color AND gray-scale. Perhaps I will come back and write some more lucid thoughts later. Then we see the girls on a bench putting their skates on. They can always agree to go roller skating or eat pancakes, but they must find their way through a maze of compromise on all other matters; they do so quite entertainingly. Danny and his dinosaur. Gollie sits up, lacing her skates neatly, while Bink lies on her back, tackling her laces with great and semi-effectual concentration. Bink is short with hair that looks like a dandelion. Similarly, their homes are... fascinating and understated and unusual. You're Special, Aren't You finds Gollie entering the talent show and Bink finding a very sweet solution to her stage fright. Favorite Series & Authors. I especially enjoyed Carol Rasco's review for the way she focused on Tony Fucile's artwork.
Bink's wind-up (which gets a two page spread) is hilarious and, as you may have guessed, she does not have good aim. Other Websites for Additional Information: Author Website for Kate DiCamillo. Bink says things like, "It's a sock bonanza! " AACPS Grade 2: Favorites.