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Title: The Brand New Kid by Katherine Couric, Marjorie Priceman ISBN: 0-385-50030-0 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.22 (36 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Winner!
Comment: Ellie McSnelly and Carrie O'Toole find lots of fun and surprises in second grade, the first of which is a brand new kid. He's different, very blond and blue-eyed with a funny accent and funnier name, Lazlo S Gasky. Instead of welcoming him to his new school and class, the kids in second grade tease and taunt Lazlo, isolating and ostracizing him. That is, until Ellie sees Lazlo's mother walking out of school one day, looking very worried and sad. At that moment she begins to understand what it's been like for Lazlo, to be "the strange, new kid" and decides to reach out to him. They play together and as she tells her friends the next day, Lazlo's not so different, we just didn't get to know him. He's really just like us..... Katie Couric has written a delightful, thoughtful story of tolerance that should open lots of discussions at home and in school about not belonging and feeling scared and lonely. Though her writing at times is awkward and her rhymes forced, the heartwarming and important message of this book far outweighs its flaws. Margorie Priceman's charming, expressive illustrations really capture the essence of the story and together, these two let youngsters know in a gentle, yet powerful way that our differences are what make us interesting and we all have a lot more in common than we might think at first glance. The trick is to get to know each other.
Rating: 2
Summary: Well Intentioned But Not Well Written
Comment: I was greatly disappointed in this book. The rhymes are forced and awkward - I had to read one page to my son several times and it still didn't have any flow. One review suggests that we shoud give Katie a break because her heart was in the right place. Well I disagree. A book should stand or fall on its own merits, not because of whose name is on the cover. If she is truly concerned about putting the message of tolerance out, why doesn't she become a patron to a young author with some real talent. I'm afraid this is just another example of a celebrity who thinks they can write. 2 stars for the illustrations.
Rating: 1
Summary: badly rhymed+badly written+famous author=published!
Comment: This is an example of what happens when good people write bad books. I have nothing against Katie Couric herself, and I realize that she had good intentions, but this book is so badly written, the rhymes are so forced, and the moral so obvious that it just overrides any intent she may have had. Books should be published based on the merit of the writing, not on the celebrity of the author. At best, it is a sophomoric effort (and I'm being kind). There are better books for kids about acceptance/tolerance out there. Save your money - it is a waste of paper.
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Title: I'm Gonna Like Me : Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell ISBN: 0060287616 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Don't Laugh at Me (Reading Rainbow Book) by Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin, Glin Dibley ISBN: 1582460582 Publisher: Tricycle Pr Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell ISBN: 0060245603 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 23 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell ISBN: 006027980X Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 29 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell ISBN: 0060210788 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 30 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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