The Bookmark

Bibliography ·          Gag, Wanda. (1956). Millions of Cats.New York, NY: Putnam & Grosset Group. ISBN 0-399-23315-6 Summary ·          A very old couple go in search of a cat and find quite a bit more than they bargained for! Analysis ·          I hadn’t immediately remembered reading this book until I started reading it to my daughter tonight, then it hit me like a train full of cats. Somebody must have read this to me as a very young child! The black and white illustrations are very simple and to-the-point, but the storyline is a ringer. Every young child dreams of asking for one pet and receiving a trillion instead! The featured cats are even drawn with their tiny personalities showing through in their illustrated antics, as they are surprisingly individual despite their monochromatic coloring.     Though this is a bit lon...

  Bibliography ·          Klassen, Jon. (2012). This is Not MyHat. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-0-7636-5599-0 Summary ·          This book recounts the journey of a fish who has stolen the hat of another, much larger, fish. The mischievous small fish believes he has gotten away with his crime, but the large fish is onto him and manages to get his long-lost hat back. Analysis ·                Jon Klassen’ s simple style wonderfully tells this story by leaving just enough to the imagination of the child. The small fish admits to the wrong he has done on the first page and draw in the young reader with a hint of rebelliousness. It could potentially serve as a great lesson in morality, (or karma) for a parent and child to share.      Because of it’s bare-bones style, much of the stor...

As you can see, this is a fairly new blog, with not much to offer (yet). Soon, however, it will be filled with reviews and information about the various books I read for the millions of reasons I read them! I look forward to sharing this literary adventure with you! If you've got any recommendations for reads or for the site development, please feel free to drop me a line on the Contact Me! page! Keep turning pages! -Dana