tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post5349947929748937638..comments2024-03-04T10:23:03.957-08:00Comments on Noodling with Words: WALL by Tom Clohosy Cole - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBFUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-78961258336366197042015-03-05T11:21:56.058-08:002015-03-05T11:21:56.058-08:00Glad to add it! I "meet" so many great b...Glad to add it! I "meet" so many great books through the Perfect picture book Friday list. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-74178204904663399262015-02-28T19:17:07.029-08:002015-02-28T19:17:07.029-08:00Wow! This sounds like a very powerful book, Wendy...Wow! This sounds like a very powerful book, Wendy! I haven't read it yet, but it's on my must-read list now! I so appreciate your thoughtful inclusion of a note to parents to make sure the content is appropriate for their child before sharing it. A book like this is not for everyone... at least, not at too tender an age. Thanks so much for adding this one to our list!Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-51349634611123344202015-02-28T13:05:02.138-08:002015-02-28T13:05:02.138-08:00I enjoyed the re-read as much as the first time th...I enjoyed the re-read as much as the first time through. I will have to look up your movie rec!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-37022976942289082132015-02-28T13:02:09.204-08:002015-02-28T13:02:09.204-08:00This looks like a very powerful book. I love it w...This looks like a very powerful book. I love it when 1) you don't expect to like a picture book but do and 2) when you get swept up into a story. I've put this book on hold and look forward to reading it. I appreciate your advisory that it is for older children -- mine is probably a little too young for it now.<br /><br />Have you seen the movie Goodbye, Lenin? That's one of my favorites. It is about one family's reaction to the Berlin Wall coming down, and it, too, blew me away.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this book. I'm looking forward to reading it.The Picture Book Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14627633063596326213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-36700616448168173722015-02-28T07:24:05.836-08:002015-02-28T07:24:05.836-08:00Amazing. This book is needed!!Amazing. This book is needed!!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-18791552917150241502015-02-27T15:20:03.123-08:002015-02-27T15:20:03.123-08:00What a great find for older elementary children. I...What a great find for older elementary children. I was in West Germany with East German and West German friends when the wall came down. Most kids know little to nothing of this. I was talking to a 21 year-old waiter in NYC a few weeks ago and he did not know about this!!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633484787634197878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-68831150640007527032015-02-27T12:50:10.553-08:002015-02-27T12:50:10.553-08:00It is definitely fiction/fantasy--not nonfiction. ...It is definitely fiction/fantasy--not nonfiction. But it opens the topic of the wall for discussion.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-43990708389522697352015-02-27T12:49:24.574-08:002015-02-27T12:49:24.574-08:00I just collected 7 requested books at the library ...I just collected 7 requested books at the library today! It's lucky mine doesn't have a limit (of course, it would be nice too if they had more new books and I didn't have to request them but that's another issue). Enzo may be too little still. But I bet you will enjoy the preview.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-88293477752979596002015-02-27T08:13:57.418-08:002015-02-27T08:13:57.418-08:00This looks fantastic! Not only do the illustratio...This looks fantastic! Not only do the illustrations look gorgeous, but it's on one of my favorite historical topics "The Berlin Wall." It's fascinated me ever since I watched the movie "Night Crossing" as a kid.heatherdent56https://www.blogger.com/profile/06901546679358236331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-18687947215489480012015-02-27T07:57:46.337-08:002015-02-27T07:57:46.337-08:00My library doen't have this one. I need to ask...My library doen't have this one. I need to ask for three more books before March (We can ask for four books each month). I'm adding this one for me. Disney and an NPR report on the radio has already opened up the death/separation can of worms. But, Enzo has a work around - not to fear. I'll read and see if he will like/process it. Thanks. Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-41333963384615334352015-02-27T06:58:15.450-08:002015-02-27T06:58:15.450-08:00I don't think it would necessarily terrify sma...I don't think it would necessarily terrify small children (Disney movies show worse!), but I don't think they would understand it either. So save it until they can.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-29271201464562101292015-02-27T06:57:00.853-08:002015-02-27T06:57:00.853-08:00I hope you like it! The foreboding is tempered by ...I hope you like it! The foreboding is tempered by a child's hope and persistence. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-3895592806574651202015-02-27T06:55:19.519-08:002015-02-27T06:55:19.519-08:00Yes, Jane! It is evocative and a real conversation...Yes, Jane! It is evocative and a real conversation starter.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114624813405241762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-14578953390345615372015-02-27T06:45:13.163-08:002015-02-27T06:45:13.163-08:00This book reminds me of a MG novel I read as a chi...This book reminds me of a MG novel I read as a child (9-10) with a similar title. I remember loving it. I like the sound of this book, and your review is excellent. It would work well for older kids. But I share your concern for a sensitive 6-year-old. It would depend upon the child. The book cover is stunning. Now I'm going to have to check this one out. Patricia T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10673204828383998897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-81422101415410459172015-02-27T06:08:18.817-08:002015-02-27T06:08:18.817-08:00Wow! I think I will also like this book. I read Pe...Wow! I think I will also like this book. I read Peter Sis's Wall and loved it. It does look foreboding and scary and not quite up to be understood by younger kids. <br /><br />Thanks for recommending this one to us, Wendy! I loo k forward to reading it.<br />clarbojahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554871750348852894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171785485297377088.post-31865123062792489802015-02-27T05:30:38.695-08:002015-02-27T05:30:38.695-08:00Thanks, Wendy, for this post. I have not heard of ...Thanks, Wendy, for this post. I have not heard of this book. It sounds as if it would be a good fit for a social studies class studying that time period.Jane Heitman Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584630141388764779noreply@blogger.com