http://calitreview.com Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:17:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://calitreview.com/5765 http://calitreview.com/5765#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:28:37 +0000 Katie Cappello http://calitreview.com/?p=5765 Matchless was originally composed by Maguire for the radio, and the story retains a sense of immediacy which makes it a quick read. Some pages contain only a sentence or two, and Maguire has included his own “illuminations” or sketches, to illustrate the story. There’s a lovely energy to Maguire’s drawings which complements the action of the story, and he plays with light and shadow in the same way visually as he does textually. These two formatting choices make the book ideal for children, something which is not true for his other re-imaginings.]]> http://calitreview.com/5765/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/239 http://calitreview.com/239#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:34:13 +0000 Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser http://calitreview.com/2007/07/17/friendship-is-the-first-step-to-peace-a-review-of-picture-books-that-highlight-our-getting-along/ Regards To The Man In The Moon chronicles Louie’s having to tell his new stepfather, Barney, that he’s being teased because Barney is a junk man. Barney responds by equipping Louie for a trip to the moon and Louie benefits from Susie’s stepping forward and volunteering to accompany him to the moon.]]> http://calitreview.com/239/feed 1 http://calitreview.com/220 http://calitreview.com/220#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:21:43 +0000 Jascha Kessler http://calitreview.com//2007/06/13/once-upon-a-time/ http://calitreview.com/220/feed 1