CM Magazine: Mr. Reez's Sneezes.

________________ CM . . . . Volume V Number 18 . . . . May 7, 1999

Mr. Reez's Sneezes.

Curtis Parkinson. Illustrated by Sami Suomalainen.
Toronto, ON: Annick Press, 1999.
30 pp., cloth & pbk., $15.95 (cl), $6.95 (pbk).
ISBN 1-55037-557-1 (cl), ISBN 1-55037-556-3 (pbk).

Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.
Review by Irene Gordon.

*** /4

excerpt:

Mr. Reez was a quiet little man who lived in a quiet little apartment. He was content with his quiet life, reading his books, walking his quiet little dog, petting his quiet little cat. But sometimes he would...sigh, "Nothing exciting ever happens to me."

Then one day Mr. Reez sneezed a tremendous sneeze which blew him right out through his window and took him on some fantastic and amusing adventures until another sneeze blew him back home.

The colourful, cartoon-like watercolour illustrations complement the text to make this an enjoyable book for children from ages 4 to 8. As the reading level is too high for most children of those ages and the humorous drawings will also appeal to older children, this book would be ideal for sharing between pairs of younger and older students.

Recommended.

Irene Gordon of Headingley, MB, is a free-lance writer and former teacher-librarian who spent 14 years working in a junior high school library.

To comment on this title or this review, send mail to cm@umanitoba.ca.

Published by
The Manitoba Library Association
ISSN 1201-9364

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS ISSUE - MAY 7, 1999.