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| Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2—Jumpy Jack is a snail with buck teeth and a paralyzing fear of monsters. His friend Googily is a round, blue creature with sharp teeth, wild eyebrows, tentacle-like fingers, a bowler hat, and a kind heart. As they make their way home through a sunlit landscape, Jumpy Jack repeatedly stops and asks his friend to check for monsters before they proceed. Googily patiently complies, and there is much visual humor in the contrast between his large features looming up from behind windows and doors ("No monsters here! Or here!") and the snail's relieved response: "Phew!" This contrast also highlights the irrationality of Jumpy Jack's fears, and the power of a trusted friend to allay them. At the end of the day, the pals settle down to sleep, and it's Jack's turn to reassure Googily. The interplay between the two creates a wonderfully safe space for children to explore their fears. Youngsters will quickly pick up on the repetition, and the story may provide an opportunity for them to discuss their own "monsters." The text, which consists entirely of dialogue, employs a formal elevated tone that gently chides Jumpy Jack's childish fears, adding an element of dry humor. The illustrations are filled with whimsical details, from Googily's dapper wardrobe to the characters' matching dolls. The calm, slightly muted palette, along with the friendly expressiveness of the protagonists' faces, sends the subtle message that there is truly nothing here to fear.—Rachael Vilmar, Eastern Shore Regional Library, Salisbury, MD
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| I got this book after falling in love with Rosoff & Blackall's collaboration, "Meet Wild Boars." While "Jumpy Jack & Googlily" are slightly less enthusiastically received by my 2-two, we both like this book quite a lot.
I love finding the clues in the text and illustrations that prove what my son and I are already suspecting -- that Googily is indeed a monster. It's smart, a bit of a puzzle, and it keeps the reader and listener actively engaged -- which helps make repeat readings interesting.
This is the first "monster" book I've read with my son. I was a bit worried that it might create some monster-angst, much as I remember "Where the Wild Things Are" doing for me, but it hasn't. In fact, it presents monsters in a very unscary light.
While I doubt my two-year old is consciously pondering the philosophy of "the Other," this book successfully shares a story of a snail who is afraid of what (he thinks) he does not know. In the end we learn that a single sock may actually be much, much more frightening than a big, bug-eyed, blue, bushy-eyebrowed, two-fingered, thin-footed, bowler-hat-and-shorts wearing, monster - depending on the perspective through which we view the world. |
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