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“Skillfully blending humor, pathos, and warmth with an atmospheric setting, Potter has created an honest, empathic slice-of-life story, laced with a touch of magic.” —Publishers Weekly starred review
作者简介Although she doesn’t ride a lobster boat to work, Ellen Potter can look out her window and see islands, just like the one Piper lives on. Ellen is the author of ten books for children, including the award-winning Olivia Kidney series, Slob, and The Kneebone Boy. She lives in Maine with her family and an assortment of badly behaved creatures. Learn more about Ellen at ellenpotter.com.
Qin Leng was born in Shanghai and lived in France and Montreal, where she studied at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. She has received many awards for her animated short films and artwork, and has published numerous picture books. Qin currently lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto.
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Awesome story and illustrations!
very cute book
I first became aware of this book's author, Ellen Potter, a few years ago when I read her book The Kneebone Boy. I was very much taken by that book. The narrator, one of three siblings, was charming, observant, generous and amusing. There was an awful lot of deadpan humor, and it was one of the few middle grade books I've read that could be described as "droll". Moreover, it was remarkably refreshing to have siblings who worked as a team, who forgave each other, and who rooted for each other.
All of that is the long way of getting around to my keen interest in this book. It is aimed at younger readers, but has a similar structure. I wondered - could the author catch lightning in a bottle a second time? For much younger readers? The answer here is "Yes".
Our heroine narrator is Piper Green, rising second grader. She lives with Mom and Dad and a younger brother in a tiny island fishing community off the coast of Maine, and she commutes to school, with a few other kids, on a lobster boat. The plot of this short book revolves around the fact that Piper misses her older brother, who has moved on to a mainland boarding high school, and stubbornly refuses to take off the silly earmuffs he gave her as a memento when he headed off-island. That might sound a bit slim, but we manage to touch on Piper's sadness, the opening of her first second grade school days, the consequences of her stubbornness, the challenge of change and growth, the kindness of neighbors, the gentle firmness of her parents, and the overall complexity of the world when seen through Piper's eyes.
She is stubborn, and a bit outspoken, has a temper and can be moody. But none of this is cutesy, excessive or added just for lazy effect. Piper seems authentic and real; she is crafted with just enough exaggeration and license to make her interesting and appealing as a character. Nothing is taken too far and the resolution of the various small dramas is satisfying and upbeat. (For what it's worth, the magical fairy tree angle is fanciful and imaginary; this is not a fairy/magic/little-witch book).
As you would expect, the book is technically well crafted. Vocabulary, grammar, syntax and the like are all correct and appropriate. There is a hint of puckish good humor in some of the dialogue, and in the sly and dead-on descriptions of some of the characters. Overall the book is fresh and the heroine engaging and bright. The story-telling is fast paced. The illustrations fit quite nicely with the characters and the story; they are minimal but are helpful in supporting and supplementing the narrative.
The upshot is that this strikes me as wonderful offering for a young reader who is moving beyond chapter books and is looking for interesting characters and settings, a bit of drama, and an overall flavor of generous good humor.
Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
This is the first book in a new series about Piper Green. She lives on a remote island (Peek-a-Boo Island) off the coast of Maine where there are no schools. Eight kids ride a lobster boat to Mink Island to attend school through eighth grade. After the eighth grade, you must board on the island for highschool. When her brother goes away to boarding school, she misses him terribly. In order to keep him close, she decides to wear his earmuffs, all day, all the time, no matter what. On the first day of school, she discovers that she will have a new teacher for grade 2/3 and she looks like a princess. Once Piper meets her, she decides she is anything but a princess, especially when she tells Piper that she can not wear her earmuffs in school. When Piper hides on Peek-a-Boo Island rather than go to school, she discovers a magic tree that requires gifts in order to give favours of its own, she has a choice to make.
This is a new series with a spunky main character. It is an easy to read chapter book for young readers or could be a read aloud for young students and children. The pictures are cute and provide a nice accompaniment for the text.
Thank you Netgalley for Random House Children's for this digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
Ellen Potter is a great writer. This book is no exception. Piper Green is neither girly nor tomboy-ish. She is a real second grader whose life is made more interesting because of her environment. What I love about Piper and her story is that it is built around relationships. We follow Piper in and out of the many kinds of relationships she has with her teacher, her mother, her friends, her brother, and the lady in her neighborhood who teaches her about fairy magic. It's a great book for boys and girls who need books with characters that are real and relate-able. I bought several copies for my second grade classroom and recommended it to everyone in my K-2 school. All children should get to see that their fears and hopes and dreams are valid.
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