Alexander Irvine. Little Brown and Company. 231 pages.
What the book is about:
Tintin buys a model ship in the old street market. But it is not just any ship it holds a clue to Red Rackham's treasure...a pirate treasure. He is a pirate who sunk Sir Francis's ship called The Unicorn which is based on Tintin's model. Tintin and his dog snowy go on a daring adventure from land to sea.
My review of this book:
I think that this book is awesome! I like it! In fact I love it! I give a thumbs up to it. Actually I liked how the chapters went. The action built up into adventure and I love reading Tintin comics by Herge. In the Tintin cartoons, Herge always puts himself in them. He draws Tintin and Snowy going on new adventures. I love the movie. I think that this is one of my favorite movies.
Drawing from Memory
Allen Say. Scholastic Press. 63 pages.
What the book is about:
This is the story of a boy who wanted to be a cartoonist. He lived on the seashore of Japan. His father did not want him to be an artist or a cartoonist. He traveled to Tokyo to meet a famous cartoonist when he was just twelve years old. He studied drawing and became a great artist himself. He read all the comic books and studied the art helped by his mentor Noro Shinpei. Allen Say went on to win the Caldecott Medal and became a great artist.
My review of this book:
I liked it and we learned some lessons from it like:
Love your mistakes.
It's OK to waste charcoal and paper.
You can erase with fresh bread.
It's OK to go outside the lines.
I liked the way he drew the book like a cartoon strip.
A Christmas Carol. The Junior Novel.
James Ponti. Disney Press. 144 pages.
What the book is about:
The story is based on a classic book by Charles Dickens. It is about an old grumpy, greedy man named Scrooge. He works with Bob Cratchit in a counting house. His partner Jacob Marley is dead as a doornail. He comes to tell Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits. Scrooge knows he must change and give money away to the poor.
My review of this book:
I liked it so much. In fact I think it's my favorite Christmas story of all time. So I decided to write my own version of this famous story and you can read it here in my blog. Scrooge meets Jacob Marley, he gets shot up to the moon, he gets chased by a horse carriage driven by ghosts, he floats around in a flying building with the ghost of Christmas present. It has spooky scenes in it, it also has a few things to do with Halloween like ghosts and graveyards. In the month of Halloween I like ghosts and graveyards. I kind of miss when Thanksgiving comes but I have more fun when Christmas arrives.
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