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This Makes Me Silly
This Makes Me Silly
Reviewed by: Sarah Cropley - Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: August 7, 2018
Review
This Makes Me Silly is a title from author Courtney Carbone's series Dealing with Feelings an unnamed narrator with tan skin and dark hair tells about her family's trip to the zoo, describe the animals and the silly things she and her brother do to imitate the animals. Carbone also describes the feelings associated with the emotion ("My insides feel wiggly like their trunks!" p. 7) and how to take deep breaths and calm down after getting too silly. The story ends with the narrator posing the question to the reader of what makes them feel silly. Kushnir's sweet, simplistic, and diverse digital illustrations bring the fun to life. Parents will value the language on how to describe emotion and how to deal with it. Recommended where readers are popular.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Carbone, Courtney
Illustrator: Kushnir, Hilli
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Rodale Kids
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9781635650754
Price: 13.99