| ________________
CM . . .
. Volume XXIII Number 20. . . .February 3, 2017
 |
On My Skis.
Kari-Lynn Winters. Illustrated by Christina Leist.
Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books, 2017.
24 pp., hardcover, $15.95.
ISBN 978-1-926890-03-6.
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 2-6.
Review by Alison Schroeder.
*** /4
|
| |
|
 |
On My Bike.
Kari-Lynn Winters. Illustrated by Christina Leist.
Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books, 2017.
24 pp., hardcover, $15.95.
ISBN 978-1-926890-13-5.
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 2-6.
Review by Alison Schroeder.
*** /4
|
| |
|
excerpt:
On my skis,
my winter skis,
I feel my hands, grippity-grip, grippity-grip,
and hear my dog, yippity-yip, yippity-yip. (From On My Skis.)
On My Skis and On My Bike are stories that follow a young child learning to ski and ride a bike and all of the things the child hears and sees while outside in winter and fall. Both stories show the same child learning these skills alongside parents, younger sibling, and dog.
These stories have a nice rhythm to them and incorporate a rhyme scheme that young children would like. However, the use of sound effects as part of the text of the books means they would be very difficult books for a child who is learning to read, and, therefore, they would most likely have to be read aloud by a more experienced reader.
The illustrations in On My Skis and On My Bike are hand-drawn and use really beautiful colour schemes that reflect the season in which each book takes place. At times, the illustrations look perhaps a little too stylized and loosely drawn, but that doesn’t distract from the quality of the books. The main character is depicted in such a way that the child’s gender is not specified, and so would be easy for any child to relate to the books’ contents. The illustrations also are non-specific when it comes to the ethnicity of all of the characters, again making it easy for children to feel connected to the story.
Recommended.
Alison Schroeder has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba and is a lover of children’s books.
To comment
on this title or this review, send mail to cm@umanitoba.ca.
Copyright © the Manitoba Library Association. Reproduction for personal
use is permitted only if this copyright notice is maintained. Any
other reproduction is prohibited without permission.
Next Review | Table of Contents For This Issue - February 3, 2017
CM Home | Back Issues
| Search
| CM Archive
| Profiles Archive
|