Joukje Akveld

1. Twee boeken voor groep 3, waarvan één voor een kind dat moeite heeft met lezen: De schrijver neemt je mee in de gedachten van de haai met goed leesbare tekst. De schrijver vertelt op een speelse wijze dat je niet bang hoeft te zijn en dat de haai je echt niet wil opeten. Ook stelt de schrijver vragen in de tekst waar de lezer zelf over kan nadenken.

Ik vind dit een leuk en interactief boek. Het boek is prachtig geïllustreerd en de tekst zet je aan het denken. Dankzij de interactieve vragen, de goed leesbare tekst op een laag/startniveau en de illustraties zal een kind dat moeite heeft met lezen dit toch geweldig vinden.… (lisätietoja)

When you first open the pages to this book, the illustrations are a reminder of Richard Scarry works. It provides a lot to look at and discuss with children as they discover new things in the illustrations. As far as the story itself, I would say it was a little drawn out and lacked detail. The story details two friends who get into a disagreement. One of the friends rides off on his bike to let his emotions simmer down. Although the lesson behind the story is one that is worth reading about, a good portion of this book is repetitive. But even with a storyline that is a little lack luster, I think this is a good read for children. You can still discuss and discover many topics from the great illustrations with wonderful detail.… (lisätietoja)

Something about this book didn't work for me as well as I wanted it to.

The illustrations are fun to look at, if quite busy. They take on a "look-and-find" quality that is fun as its own activity, but are a bit distracting or overwhelming for a simple readaloud approach.

The story itself is quite simple, and the message is useful: physical activity is a good way to diffuse tension, and apologizing for disagreements is a good habit.

Perhaps it took a bit too long to make the point: the bike ride does seem to be rather a cross-country trek. The age of the characters is unclear: at first I presumed they were quite small, but no preschooler would plausibly travel such a distance, and there are no other family members depicted in the home setting where they eat dinner and make up, as if they are roommates or partners, which suggests that they are adults. The lack of clarity on that point probably bothers me more than it should and likely more than it would bother younger readers.

I'll have to revisit it again when my kids are a couple years older and see how they like it.… (lisätietoja)