When a tech savvy jackass encounters a monkey with a book, a clash of old school and new school occurs. The jackass can't quite seem to understand that books don't need wifi and you can't tweet form them. But, once he cracks the pages open himself, he is quickly sucked in. Despite his intense interest, he still never quite gets that "It's a book."
#9: It’s a Book by Lane Smith
- Visual Element
- Composition
- This book focuses on the division between new technology and old-school books. The clean lines, bright colors, and block style text when the Donkey is present greatly contrast the neutral colors, traditional text, and the ragged, crayon-like illustrations. The graphics alone could tell this story, but are enhanced by the graphic-like text.
- Evaluative Criteria
- Characters
- The character’s in this text are not only familiar animals, but are also familiar personalities of younger students. There is the child who was raised to love books and reading disguised as the intelligent monkey, and the child who lives and breathes technology embodied in the donkey. The mouse is the trust side-kick of a friend who only jumps in when needed. The monkey’s annoyed, yet still patient attitude about the donkey’s lack of knowledge about books sounds like a conversation between 2 very different grade school children. Even more than that, the characters make you laugh. The donkey’s idea of books is quite humorous, and the monkey’s final response is the icing on the cake.
Smith, L. (2011). It’s a book. NY: Roaring Brook
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