Monday, February 15, 2010

The Day the Picture Man Came-Faye Gibbons

The main character in the book is a young redheaded girl who has freckles. She is not comfortable with her image, she prefers how her older sister looks. I think that other girls could relate to Emily Howard and her not so good day. From the looks of the cover, one would think that the book would be focused on school picture day because that is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of taking pictures. There is a dog on the cover along with the photography so I knew that this book was going to be different from my picture taking experiences. I think that the endpaper color was a good choice. I like the green because it reminds be of nature, similar environment to where the setting takes place in the picture book. The characters in the book look old fashion in the illustrations. I like how the words do not overlap any of the illustrations. The pictures are either above or below the text. The text is the same font throughout the book, making the focus be placed on the characters and their actions. I think that the story had a good storyline for those families who live on farms or have a lot of animals. The internal design at the end of the book was creative having the photos taken by the photographer in black and white coloring. I think that the wording in the book was at a reading level for grades second-forth. If I was to use this book in my classroom I would do a photography unit.

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