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Title: Life's Little Fable (Picture Books) by Patricia Daniels Cornwell, Barbara Leonard Gibson ISBN: 0399233164 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Juv Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2
Rating: 5
Summary: Life's Little Fable
Comment: I bought this book quite a while back for my little boys, purely because I am such a huge fan of Patricia Cornwell's books and I wanted him to read and enjoy her books aswell. When I found out that she had wrote a childrens book I ordered it straight away and it was one of the best things I did. Rhys loves it, has included it in his top ten all time favourite books, and reads it all the time. We both love the story, the fact that it is actually a poem, the way it almost sings to you and that Jarrord realises that things are OK where he is and doesn't need to know what is on the other side or anything else. Truly a wonderful, delightful and enchanting sotry. By the way my little boy is now eight years old and as I said, still loves the book. So come on Patricia write some more - Please.
Rating: 1
Summary: Too Vague to Follow
Comment: I am very well-versed in Children's Literature and find this book a huge disappointment. While the art work is lovely, the story line is so vague and abstract, an adult can barely follow what the meaning of it is, let alone children. There is really no understanding of what takes place, the purpose of the crocodile, or the pond for that matter, or what the whole point of the story is. The meaning of all the implications in the story never come through. Cornwell is outstanding with her Scarpetta stories and I can't get enough of them! But to be so unclear in a children's book means that children don't get anything from the story, and that's a shame.
Rating: 1
Summary: Laborious and Disjointed
Comment: In reading the book, I found it laborious. Cornwell uses figurative language and metaphorical elements in her telling of the story. It also seems choppy and disjointed throughout. As an adult, I found myself rereading several pages to clarify what exactly the meaning was. I also lost interest in the book. I think that the elements of children flying and being unbound by gravity will be appealing to children, but I think the way that she delivers the story would confuse most elementary age children. The illustrations are beautiful, but I don't really see them portraying this magical world that Cornwell created. To me it looks as though the "land of the pond" is exactly like our world. Over all I would have to say, that the book was very disappointing.
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Title: Scarpetta's Winter Table by Patricia Daniels Cornwell ISBN: 0941711420 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Food To Die For: Secrets from Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen by Patricia Cornwell, Marlene Brown ISBN: 0399147993 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 11 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Unofficial Patricia Cornwell Companion: A Guide to the Bestselling Author's Life and Work by George W. Beahm ISBN: 0312307322 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 04 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Ruth, a Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham by Patricia Daniels Cornwell, Wallach ISBN: 0385489005 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 20 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0399149325 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 11 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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