The breaking news / written & illustrated by Sarah Lynne Reul.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250153562 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
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Subject: | Current events > Juvenile fiction. Positive psychology > Juvenile fiction. Happiness > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children. Picture books. |
Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at University College of the North Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | PZ 7.1 .R48 B74 2018 (Text) | 58500001153337 | UCNPicture | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2018 Fall
When bad news breaks on TV, a worried girl determines to help but soon realizes she can't change the situation. Here, Reul's art takes on a gloomy tone. But when the girl realizes that she can perform small acts of caring, the illustrations brighten. Finally, she spurs her parents to join her in taking action: planting and nurturing flowers for the whole neighborhood, tangible symbols of hope. Copyright 2018 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Horn Book Magazine Reviews : Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2018 #4
Without naming a specific calamity, Reul offers a compelling depiction of a child and her family grappling with "bad news." While her parents' eyes are glued to "breaking news" on a television screen, the worried young narrator fixates on their reactions. She determines "to help in a BIG way," but soon realizes she can't change the situation. Here, and at other low points, Reul's art takes on a gloomy tone, with lots of gray in the background. But when the girl realizes that she can instead perform small acts of caring and kindness--watering a thirsty plant, reading with her little brother, caring for the family dog, opening curtains to let the sunshine in--illustrations brighten to express the hope that arises from her persistence. And when she places a revived potted plant in her front window, she spurs her parents to join her in taking action: planting and nurturing flowers for the whole neighborhood. These emerge as tangible symbols of life and growth, hope and comfort amid the bad news of the day. megan dowd lambert Copyright 2018 Horn Book Magazine Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 March #1
With bad news in the air, Mom is glued to the television, and Dad is constantly checking his phone; it is up to the children to remind them they are still there.As the book starts, a family of fourâmother, father, and two childrenâis engaged with planting seeds at the kitchen table. They are all depicted with brown skin and enormous, outsized eyes. When bad news breaks on the TV, everyone's life is turned upside down. The grown-ups all around are clearly overwhelmed, and all the children in school reflect this in their sad and scared faces. In this unsettling atmosphere the tables are turned, and it is up to the young protagonist to help the grown-ups. After some clowning around, a promise of a force field to protect them, and doing the dishes fail to bring the desired effect, a series of smaller good deeds does the trick. What stands out in the mixed-media illustrations are the enormous eyes, which at times give the characters an outright scary look. It is hard t o decide whether this story is intended for adults, reminding them of their responsibility toward children in times of trouble; or for children, empowering them to take action when the adults in their lives fail them. This disquieting story may be best used as a discussion starter. (Picture book. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - PW Annex Reviews : Publishers Weekly Annex Reviews
Something badâreally badâhas happened in the world. "Mom is glued to the television. Dad can't stop checking his phone," says the narrator, a girl with a little brother. The next day, the school bus feels dark and cavernous, with kids anxiously peering over their seats at their friends. In her picture-book debut, Ruel doesn't specify the nature of the event, but her astutely composed, wonderfully sympathetic cartoon-style drawings capture how kids are impacted by worried and distracted adults, and how it feels to be small in the face of something too big to grasp. Ruel also understands that many readers will yearn to feel some sense of agency; the narrator decides she wants to "help in a BIG way" and tries to cheer up the worried, sleepless adults around her. She soon realizes, however, that while people can't turn off their feelings, small acts of kindnessâreading to her brother, cheering up the dog, brightening up her block with plantsâcan make a difference. "Small things don't solve everything," she says. "The bad news is still there. But then again... so are we." Featuring a multi-ethnic neighborhood of individuals connectedâfor better or worseâ through their shared disquiet, this is a wise and timely book. Ages 4â8. Agent: Emily Mitchell, Wernick & Pratt Agency. (May)
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly Annex. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2018 April
Copyright 2018 School Library Journal.PreS-Gr 2â While the bad news that begins this story remains a mystery, the anxiety that this family of color faces is clear. The parents are distraught and following something closely on their devices while the children pick up on their anxiety. They try to be well behaved but are disappointed when their actions go unnoticed. A big effort seems overwhelming, so the brother/sister duo try to change things in small ways, like watering a drooping plant. When it perks back up, the parents notice and help them build on that small thing by making tiny potted plants together as a family to hand out to their neighborhood. With simple language that names emotions, the narrative identifies the helplessness children feel when something happens that they are too small to understand or change.VERDICT The ambiguous nature of the circumstances makes this title appropriate for many situations children face in today's never-ending news cycle. An absolute-must for most libraries.âJenna Boles, Greene County Public Library, Beavercreek, OH