Guess What? (Voyager Books) - Paperback By Fox, Mem - GOOD
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 0152007695
- Book Title
- Guess What?
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 11 in
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Goodman, Vivienne, Yes
- Item Height
- 0.2 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Fantasy & Magic, General, Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween
- Item Weight
- 5.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 32 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0152007695
ISBN-13
9780152007690
eBay Product ID (ePID)
39312
Product Key Features
Book Title
Guess What?
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Fantasy & Magic, General, Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween
Illustrator
Goodman, Vivienne, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
90-004127
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
Grade 2-4-- A picture book with off-center wit and style. The structure is simple,wit and style. The structure is simple, introduced on the first page with a flat statement: "Far away from here lives a crazy lady called Daisy O'Grady." This is followed by a series of questions ("Is she tall? Guess!") that are answered with a resounding "Yes!" when the page is turned. Each exchange builds a description of a woman who, it is increasingly obvious, is a witch. The last lines, however, are reassuring: "Some people say she's really mean. But guess what? She's NOT!" The text is paired with illustrations that add to the eerie atmosphere with a photographic surrealism. Framed sharply to face the text, which is in large print, the pictures become increasingly bizarre in their use of detail, commenting on the text as much as extending it. Gouache paintings portray a mildly engaging eccentric; the feeling of the illustration is darkly humorous while the words are sunnily simple and the structure is, at its root, reassuringly anticlimactic. The conflict is reflected in the final illustration: Daisy with an unidentified, fresh-faced young girl--a witch in training, perhaps? Fox bows off briskly, but Goodman trails away confusingly. The result is an entertaining picture book in which the visual style is too sophisticated for the text and the text too uncomplicated for the grotesque humor of the visual style. The whole, while interesting, is thus less than the sum of its parts. --Christine Behrmann, New York Public Library, Just as actors are occasionally miscast, so too can authors and illustrators be mismatched by the powers that be in publishing: Fox's latest picture book is a classic example. Her bare-bones storyline, in which she poses and answers a series of questions about a witch named Daisy O'Grady, isn't the problem--although it is surprisingly pedestrian--rather, the blunder is with the choice of illustrator. In a book aimed at very young children, Goodman's surreal visions, at times reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch, far too often overstep the bounds of good taste--and even stray into the Freudian, as in one instance where a dead fish dangles from a pair of panties hanging on a clothesline. The sophomoric humor (a jar is labeled "Porksnot & Co.--Mucus Pickle"), of the sort that delights readers of Mad magazine, will go right over the heads of the intended audience. They, unfortunately, will more likely focus on the book's nightmarish elements: insects crawling in the witch's bed, an owl with a dead mouse in his beak and the frightening visage of Daisy O'Grady herself. On all counts, this is a peculiar production. Ages 3-up.
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
E
Synopsis
Through a series of questions to which the reader answers yes or no, the personality and occupation of Daisy O'Grady are revealed-she's a witch! "A fascinating brew combining pop culture, Halloween symbols, favorite book characters, and the worthy message that even outrageously peculiar behavior may not be evil."-Kirkus Reviews, The engaging text in this question-and-answer story is perfectly suited for children just learning to read. Goodman's uproarious illustrations are packed with wonderfully creepy details that children will love. "A fascinating brew combining pop culture, Halloween symbols, (and) favorite book characters".--Kirkus Reviews. Full color., Through a series of questions to which the reader answers yes or no, the personality and occupation of Daisy O'Grady are revealed-she's a witch "A fascinating brew combining pop culture, Halloween symbols, favorite book characters, and the worthy message that even outrageously peculiar behavior may not be evil."-Kirkus Reviews, Far away from here lives a crazy old lady called Daisy O'Grady. She's got a secret. What could it be? Guess!
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