Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Peggony Po: A Whale of a Tale

Pinkney, Andrea. Peggony Po: A Whale of a Tale. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Hyperion, 2006. ISBN 0-7868-1958-8. $16.99 Ages 4-7.

Andrea Pinkney and Brian Pinkney do an excellent job in the book, Peggony-Po: A Whale of a Tale, of getting the attention of young readers. The pictures in this story are eye catching and unique. The story is a far out story about a boy who is made out of wood. Andrea Pinkney writes with a lot of detail and the colors used by Brian Pinkney are comparable to beautiful sunsets. The illustrations have rich colors that are beautiful and eye consuming. The story line was a little too wordy for my taste, but the pictures in the book made up for what was lacking in the wording. I enjoyed the pictures more because they told a story of their own. Pinkney and Pinkney had to have great imagination for a story of this depth. Anyone who is interested in looking at dramatic pictures and reading an even more adventurous story would enjoy Peggony Po, A Whale of a Tale.

Brittany Miller, BGSU student

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