Comments on: Review of the Day: Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/ A School Library Journal Blog Sat, 18 May 2013 19:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Shanie http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9640 Shanie Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:20:37 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9640 love the book love the book

]]> By: ifahren http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9641 ifahren Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:25:51 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9641 I appreciate the suggestions, Fuse. Thanks for letting me pick your brain. ifahren I appreciate the suggestions, Fuse. Thanks for letting me pick your brain.
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]]> By: Fuse #8 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9642 Fuse #8 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:39:17 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9642 Yup. The family connection was nice. Spiderwickian nice. And I feel your lack of GN epic/quest for middle grades pain, because finding quality titles is sometimes hard. Here are a couple I like (though this comment feature will jumble them all together instead of making them into a nice little list): "Rapunzel's Revenge" by Dean & Shannon Hale (great dual gender book), "Magic Pickle" by Scott Morse (less questy, more superheroey), "Mouse Guard" by David Petersen (gorgeous visually), "Jellaby" by Kean Soo (who is a pal of Mr. Kibuishi), "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan (toootally a quest, I say), "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman (based on book), "Redwall" by Brian Jacques (based on book), and "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer (based on, you guessed it, book). Oh! And "Into the Volcano" by Don Wood. Can't believe I almost forgot it. Yup. The family connection was nice. Spiderwickian nice. And I feel your lack of GN epic/quest for middle grades pain, because finding quality titles is sometimes hard. Here are a couple I like (though this comment feature will jumble them all together instead of making them into a nice little list): “Rapunzel’s Revenge” by Dean & Shannon Hale (great dual gender book), “Magic Pickle” by Scott Morse (less questy, more superheroey), “Mouse Guard” by David Petersen (gorgeous visually), “Jellaby” by Kean Soo (who is a pal of Mr. Kibuishi), “The Arrival” by Shaun Tan (toootally a quest, I say), “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman (based on book), “Redwall” by Brian Jacques (based on book), and “Artemis Fowl” by Eoin Colfer (based on, you guessed it, book). Oh! And “Into the Volcano” by Don Wood. Can’t believe I almost forgot it.

]]> By: ifahren http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9643 ifahren Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:59:35 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9643 "if you're looking for a title about kids on a quest, there are certainly others I would recommend instead." Could you suggest some titles? My Bone kids are hungry, and I have little of GN epic/quest that reaches a younger audience. (I have K-4 and sometimes 5). I'd give Amulet a better than "meh" rating, just for the strong family/emotional content. Time and sequels will be telling. I'm optimistic. 'Course, sometimes the glass IS half empty. Meh. Ifahren “if you’re looking for a title about kids on a quest, there are certainly others I would recommend instead.” Could you suggest some titles? My Bone kids are hungry, and I have little of GN epic/quest that reaches a younger audience. (I have K-4 and sometimes 5).

I’d give Amulet a better than “meh” rating, just for the strong family/emotional content. Time and sequels will be telling.
I’m optimistic. ‘Course, sometimes the glass IS half empty. Meh.

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]]> By: Fuse #8 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9644 Fuse #8 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:12:46 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9644 That was J.L. Bell's point in his review. He said the fact that the characterizations were a little two-dimensional might be due to this being the first part in a series. But I don't think that works for me. For example "Jellaby" was this perfect little book that also happened to be the first in a series and didn't need subsequent titles to make the first one strong. Weep not for my criticisms. Any man who has already sold his film rights to a project that involves Will Smith's kids is gonna do just ducky without my blessing. That was J.L. Bell’s point in his review. He said the fact that the characterizations were a little two-dimensional might be due to this being the first part in a series. But I don’t think that works for me. For example “Jellaby” was this perfect little book that also happened to be the first in a series and didn’t need subsequent titles to make the first one strong. Weep not for my criticisms. Any man who has already sold his film rights to a project that involves Will Smith’s kids is gonna do just ducky without my blessing.

]]> By: Dan Santat http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9645 Dan Santat Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:13:21 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/09/24/review-of-the-day-amulet-by-kazu-kibuishi/#comment-9645 Awww Elizabeth, a negative review for my friend Kazu? Maybe the story will be more enticing if you realize it's part of a five book series and you read it as a whole? (I could be wrong) Oh, and you're spot on with the video game references. Awww Elizabeth, a negative review for my friend Kazu? Maybe the story will be more enticing if you realize it’s part of a five book series and you read it as a whole? (I could be wrong) Oh, and you’re spot on with the video game references.

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