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The Krazees.
Sam Swope. Illustrated by Eric Brace. Subject Headings:
Kindergarten - grade 3/ Ages 5 - 8. ** /4
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excerpt:
Do you ever get the Krazees?
Do they make your razzle tig?
Do they frazzle your bombazzle till you shilly up your shig?
Do they biggle your bumdiggle?
Do they make you wiggle red?
Do you ever feel like Iggie getting Krazees in your head?
The illustrations demonstrate Iggie's moods, ranging from boredom to rambunctious to frustration. Iggie goes from drumming her fingers to pogo sticking through the room. When Iggie begins pulling at her braids in frustration, the Krazees appear. Unfortunately, sharp teeth and bulging eyes make the Krazees more monster like than crazy. The Krazees are enjoying themselves though, and their rambunctious antics start with their destroying the book's back cover. A cross between realism and cartoon, the slightly muted colours reflect Iggie's moods, and, for example, brighten when a smiling Iggie bounds into the sunshine. With her large head and tiny eyes, Iggie herself is a caricature, as is her faithful pet cat. The Krazees come in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes, and even a variety of patterns - everything from checks to polka dots. Although minor, problems which may have originated during printing create ghosting on two of the illustrations and detract slightly from Iggie's playful romp at the end.
Sam Swope teaches creative writing to children in Queens, New York, and is the author of The Araboolies of Liberty Street. Eric Brace illustrates cards and books as well as being a sculptor.
Recommended with reservations.
An aspiring author, Shannon Nesdoly is both a mother of two toddlers and a B.Ed. student at the Faculty of Education, the University of Manitoba.
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The Manitoba Library Association
ISSN 1201-9364
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS ISSUE - APRIL 10, 1998.
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