• Hardcover
• 64
• The North Star
• H. Reynolds, Peter
• English
• 01 August 2024
• 1891405004

The north star polaris

Reading kids book in toys r us lol It s so cuteeeeee it s a story about following and discovering your own path to not follow one just because other people have taken it Only one discovered by yourself will have meaning to you I d hate for you to be late you don t want to be left behind toxic annoying cat behind Who s ahead of me young kid you wouldn t believe how many You know you re not the only one on this journey Plenty ahead of you lots to follow Toxic annoying cat Id buy it but it was 24 for a 3 minute read lol 1891405004 Wow just discovered this book definitely going to purchase Ask yourself where it is you want to go and then follow the signs you already know 1891405004 This is a very difficult book to review and yet it also demands that I write one if only to prevent this jewel of a child sized work of philosophical poetry from sliding into the abyss of picture books I have and will have read Because this one is special The boy who is its protagonist has no name nor any particular real world setting Instead he has a series of places and characters he encounters and interacts with as he tries to discover where he is going and why where he would like to be and how to get there The illustrations are vaguely cartoonish but nevertheless convey often taking up only a small portion of the white page the contours of the atmosphere of each step of the boy s journey He could be anyone of any age In that sense this is not strictly a children s book for all its clear simple language and shapes The emotional import of the boy s ponderings could not pack a powerful punch with the most complex of language and the most photorealistic detail on one page I almost started crying as the boy stands in a swamp studded with rangy trees and reflects that he does not know where he is going but he must be lost because he does not want to be where he is The stark yet gently muddy tones of the image in contrast the bright clean white and pastels of the boy are almost heartbreaking It is impossible not to be the boy in the illustration and this is the genius of the book the boy has no name no identity no home He is everyone and no one He is a cartoon outline like we all are trying to find his place the picture where he belongs and to fill himself with understanding 1891405004 What an emotion provoking book It speaks abstractly of life s journey and how some of the path is hard and others easy and how a dream or a star guides our path Awesome book everyone should have this book 1891405004 Bana gereksiz uzat lm geldi. The north star topeka Nokta ve M Gibi kitaplar ndaki z ve duyguyu bulamad m 1891405004 After following paths and signs determined by others a young boy finally realizes that he must find his own individual way in life The North StarThis along with Ish and The Dot are all books with a message but somehow this is the only one where it annoyed me I think in this book the message of finding your own north star didn t come as any sort of surprise so it felt like a parable never did enjoy those In the other two books there are unexpected twists and turns which make the reading fun and the message a secondary part In North Star I felt like I was being taught a lesson 1891405004 A good message about how just because there is a path in front of you it doesn t mean it s your path Trust yourself enough to ask where you want to be heading and go that way 1891405004 1891405004 One of my favorite books of all time While written as a children s book this work speaks to readers of all ages about the importance of following our dreams and identifying our own path I am an educatorand I read The North Star to every class of children youth or adults that I teach Peter Reynolds has a poetic way with words and his watercolor illustrations are beautiful This book is not to be missed 1891405004 1891405004