The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza (2022) | Graphic Novel 🌝 It’s really, really good!!” So there you have it. We picked this one up at the library, and after our first reading, my eight-year-old daughter exclaimed, “Oh, you have to buy this one for us to keep. The writing is hilarious, and Alemagna’s inventive artwork practically leaps off the page-resulting in a riotous read-aloud experience. Originally from Rodari’s larger collection, Telephone Tales (1962), this creative story-within-a-story respects children’s intelligence and gives them agency over the storytelling process. But thankfully, his grandaughter knows the story, and she’s more than happy to correct him.
But all the same, can I have a quarter and buy some bubble gum?”Įveryone knows how the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood goes, but Grandpa tells the story all wrong! He keeps mixing up the details.
“Grandpa, you really don’t know how to tell a story. Written by Gianni Rodari and illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna (trans. To whom would you recommend this book? This might be a good conversation starter for families experiencing loss or grief.Telling Stories Wrong (2022) | Picture Book 🌝 Adults who object to the child following a stranger or venturing into dark spaces need to get with the (metaphorical) program.Īnything you didn’t like about it? Consider yourself forewarned: it won’t be for everyone. This is an open ended story, with lots of room for children to fill in their own interpretations. The girl’s mother is missing and although the book provides no answers as to the where, when, or how of her disappearance, the resolution is comforting. But what at first seems odd and even vaguely threatening gradually becomes warm and friendly. The illustrations and tone of the book strongly suggest a debt to Edward Gorey, with their delicate black-and-white copperplate etchings and the bizarre little one. The girl and the little one leave the house and the girl runs toward a man, exclaiming, “Oh! Hi Daddy!” as they walk home together. “I had a dream about my mom”, the narrator tells us as we see them snuggled together on the back of an enormous, fanciful, cat-like creature. After all that activity, the girl and the little one climb a soft, furry mountain and fall asleep. After enjoying tea, the creature invites her to venture inside a closet, which leads to a magical dark attic, filled with glowing fairy lights, a swing, and a tree to climb. Apparently she’s the only one who can see the baby-sized walking blob and follows it, first to a secret garden and then into a traditional Japanese house. What did you like about the book? What a weird, wonderful, and touching book this is! A small girl holding a school satchel walks through a Japanese street and spots a tiny black creature with bold slanting eyes. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5
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