.
Book ReviewWhatever Happened To My Sister? by Simona Ciraolo
I had been having some technical difficulties with my laptop. I even thought it was dead but my mom worked her magic and fixed it for me and now I can show you my review for this really cool book I got a couple of days back.
Title - Whatever Happened To My Sister?Author - by Simona Ciraolo
Publication - November 10th, 2015 by Flying Eye Books
Format - Hardcover, 40 pages
Genre - Picture Book, Family, Children's
Source - given to me by Nobrow in exchange for an honest review Rating - ★★★★★
A young girl sets out to find out exactly what happened to her sister. Who is this new sister? Why does she never want to play anymore? For anyone who has ever felt left behind, Simona Ciraolo, the best-selling author of Hug Me, paints a touchingly sweet portrayal of the transience of childhood and how adolescence and growing up can be a truly mystifying experience.
About Author:
Simona Ciraolo is a Sardinian born author and illustrator whose witty and endearing tales recently won her the Sebastian Walker Award. Ciraolo studied animation at the National Film School in Turin, Italy, before moving to the United Kingdom where she undertook an MA in children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She has also worked as a freelance 2D animator for children's TV shows and illustrated five picture books for an independent Italian publisher. Simona lives in South London.
My Review:
First of all just look at that cover with the girl being all cute and sneaky and that key next to the spine.
The story on its own is really cute and pulls at the heartstrings with this little girl feeling all sad and curious that her big sister has changed and become more distant and no longer plays with her. That's it that's the story but once you ad the artwork in it then it really becomes its own thing and shines brightly.
I want to talk a bit about the art in this book. As soon as I saw the cover I could tell that I liked the art. The way Simona draws this character really brings her to life and you either feel like that little girl or know girls who are like that. I liked how she mixed what looked like colored pencils with paint and it really inspired me to want to draw more. Recently I've had a kick and have been painting with watercolors and acrylics and pencils so I feel right at home seeing the pages of this book
In some places, the art is very bright in some pages where in others the colors are slightly muted. Like in this particular page above it is all grey except for the big sister and their mom who are highlighted as being the focus on this age. I really like this. There are others like this were the page is mostly red.
I had a lot of fun reading this book in the car right after I got it and I couldn't wait to get home and take photos of it. I remembered I had a bunch of square bright color things so I laid them out and just had fun taking these photos.
The story on its own is really cute and pulls at the heartstrings with this little girl feeling all sad and curious that her big sister has changed and become more distant and no longer plays with her. That's it that's the story but once you ad the artwork in it then it really becomes its own thing and shines brightly.
I want to talk a bit about the art in this book. As soon as I saw the cover I could tell that I liked the art. The way Simona draws this character really brings her to life and you either feel like that little girl or know girls who are like that. I liked how she mixed what looked like colored pencils with paint and it really inspired me to want to draw more. Recently I've had a kick and have been painting with watercolors and acrylics and pencils so I feel right at home seeing the pages of this book
In some places, the art is very bright in some pages where in others the colors are slightly muted. Like in this particular page above it is all grey except for the big sister and their mom who are highlighted as being the focus on this age. I really like this. There are others like this were the page is mostly red.
I had a lot of fun reading this book in the car right after I got it and I couldn't wait to get home and take photos of it. I remembered I had a bunch of square bright color things so I laid them out and just had fun taking these photos.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Welcome, all lovely booknerds!