Olivier Dunrea is the creator of beautiful and well-loved
children’s books. A painter and a sculptor, his work centers around
farms, animals, architecture, and folklore. He lives in the tiny
village of Narrowsburg, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.
Olivier Dunrea is the creator of beautiful and well-loved
children’s books. A painter and a sculptor, his work centers around
farms, animals, architecture, and folklore. He lives in the tiny
village of Narrowsburg, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.
...Ravenous Booboo enjoys circular adventures replete with the
repetitive phrases in which toddlers revel.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Dunrea's simply
charming ink-and-watercolor art reveals an endearing cast of
diminutive critters.
—Publishers Weekly It is the cleanly designed and sometimes
humorous ink-and-water-color artwork that gives these small books
their irresistable charm.
—Booklist, ALA The ink-and-watercolor illustrations are as simple
as the text, and small children will recognize and related to each
story's tiny arc and resolution.
—Kirkus Reviews Dunrea's feathered characters have the look and
feel of preschoolers rapt in their own discovery of the world.
—School Library Journal —
PreS-Gr 1-A new twosome joins Dunrea's gaggle of geese stories. BooBoo will eat anything and everything-from the contents of her own plate to the chicken's grain to weeds, all to the refrain of "Good food." When she ingests a bubble that floats above the pond, she can't stop burping until she sips a bit of water and proclaims, "Good food." The last picture shows her reaching her beak toward a beehive. Peedie is easily distracted and, therefore, a forgetful gosling. His lucky red baseball cap is the only thing he consistently remembers until he decides to put it in a secret place and temporarily loses it. His search results in a happy ending. Though perhaps not as strongly plotted as Gossie and Gossie and Gertie (both Houghton, 2002), these offerings still share a winsome sensibility that invites audiences to delight in the fowls' antics. The simple artwork features plenty of white space, bright colors, and a clean line that attracts the eye. Dunrea's feathered characters have the look and feel of preschoolers rapt in their own discovery of the world. The texts have short sentences, repetition, and a rhythm that make them just right for even the youngest toddlers.-Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
...Ravenous Booboo enjoys circular adventures replete with the repetitive phrases in which toddlers revel. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Dunrea's simply charming ink-and-watercolor art reveals an endearing cast of diminutive critters. -Publishers Weekly It is the cleanly designed and sometimes humorous ink-and-water-color artwork that gives these small books their irresistable charm. -Booklist, ALA The ink-and-watercolor illustrations are as simple as the text, and small children will recognize and related to each story's tiny arc and resolution. -Kirkus Reviews Dunrea's feathered characters have the look and feel of preschoolers rapt in their own discovery of the world. -School Library Journal -
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