{"id":261,"date":"2008-09-15T18:44:37","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T18:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/ubalblog\/2008\/09\/15\/the-wall-a-quick-review\/"},"modified":"2012-10-19T04:48:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:48:15","slug":"the-wall-a-quick-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/ubalblog\/2008\/09\/15\/the-wall-a-quick-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wall – A Quick Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

[<\/strong> \"Happy\" Mood:<\/strong> Happy ]<\/strong>
[<\/strong> Currently:<\/strong> Enjoying Naptime ]<\/strong>
The Wall is a picture book that documents what is what like to grow up in communist Czechoslovakia. No you might think that this is not the topic for a picture book, but let me tell you it works. Author\/illustrator’s drawings of communist Czechoslovakia are in black and white, with the communist symbols of a red scarf and red flag were red. Contrasted to this are Peter’s childhood drawings that are in colour. Interspersed in the narrative are entries from Peter’s diaries and journals.<\/p>\n

This is a very good book. It is easy to see why it was nominated for a Caldecott<\/a> by the ALA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Enjoying Naptime ]The Wall is a picture book that documents what is what like to grow up in communist Czechoslovakia. No you might think that this is not the topic for a picture book, but let me … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n