1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Norton, Juster. 2005. THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW. Ill. By Chris Raschka. New York, NY: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439897501
2. PLOT SUMMARY
This story, written in the first person, tells about a little girl’s relationship with her grandparents and how the kitchen and its window are woven into this child’s life. Nanny and Poppy (the grandparents) give this little girl a sense of security from Poppy’s playing of “Oh, Susannah” on his harmonica to Nanny’s memory of washing the little girl in the kitchen sink when she was an infant.
3. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The illustrations in this story play such an important part. Without them you would not know that the family is interracial or that the child is a little girl. The bright colors and simple drawings appeal to young readers.
The simplicity of the artwork gives strength to the author’s words. This is probably why the book won the Caldecott Medal. This book's major strength lies within the reliance of the words and the illustrations on each other.
4. REVIEW EXCERPTS
Winner of the Caldecott Medal
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL- “The artwork is at once lively and energetic, without crowding the story or the words on the page.”
BOOKLIST- “More intrinsic is Juster’s honest portrayal of a child’s perceptions (a striped cat in the yard is a tiger) and emotions (being happy and sad at the same time “just happens that way sometimes”).
5. CONNECTIONS
This book would lend well with talking to students about emotions.
Other books that will help children explore their emotions are:
Curtis, Jamie Lee. TODAY I FEEL SILLY AND OTHER MOODS THAT MAKE MY DAY. ISBN 9780060245603
Freyman, Saxton and Joost Elffers. HOW ARE YOU PEELING? ISBN 9780439104319
Seegerm, Laura. WALTER WAS WORRIED. ISBN 9781596431966
Suess, Dr. MY MANY COLORED DAYS. ISBN 9780679875970
Norton, Juster. 2005. THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW. Ill. By Chris Raschka. New York, NY: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439897501
2. PLOT SUMMARY
This story, written in the first person, tells about a little girl’s relationship with her grandparents and how the kitchen and its window are woven into this child’s life. Nanny and Poppy (the grandparents) give this little girl a sense of security from Poppy’s playing of “Oh, Susannah” on his harmonica to Nanny’s memory of washing the little girl in the kitchen sink when she was an infant.
3. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The illustrations in this story play such an important part. Without them you would not know that the family is interracial or that the child is a little girl. The bright colors and simple drawings appeal to young readers.
The simplicity of the artwork gives strength to the author’s words. This is probably why the book won the Caldecott Medal. This book's major strength lies within the reliance of the words and the illustrations on each other.
4. REVIEW EXCERPTS
Winner of the Caldecott Medal
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL- “The artwork is at once lively and energetic, without crowding the story or the words on the page.”
BOOKLIST- “More intrinsic is Juster’s honest portrayal of a child’s perceptions (a striped cat in the yard is a tiger) and emotions (being happy and sad at the same time “just happens that way sometimes”).
5. CONNECTIONS
This book would lend well with talking to students about emotions.
Other books that will help children explore their emotions are:
Curtis, Jamie Lee. TODAY I FEEL SILLY AND OTHER MOODS THAT MAKE MY DAY. ISBN 9780060245603
Freyman, Saxton and Joost Elffers. HOW ARE YOU PEELING? ISBN 9780439104319
Seegerm, Laura. WALTER WAS WORRIED. ISBN 9781596431966
Suess, Dr. MY MANY COLORED DAYS. ISBN 9780679875970
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