William Sheepspeare (WildBios) by Courtney Acampora and Maggie Fischer. BOARD BOOK. Silver Dolphin (readerlink) , 2018. $8. 9781684126194
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ADVISORY: PRE-K –NO
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APPEAL: AVERAGE
Readers learn
about the life William Shakespeare as a character called William Sheepspeare,
who is, as a sheep. Everything is infused with sheepy word plays like Anne
Hoofaway (his wife), how he went to London (flocked) and became who we know him
as today (a Baa-rd). Bright illustrations accompany.
This is the
second book for this series I have reviewed and I am not a fan. I think they
are fantastic for adults, as a humorous gift for an avid fan. While I like that young readers get
introduced to famous biographies, there a couple of things that bother me about
this series. Its sort of disrespectful, after all if I accomplished amazing
things, I would hate to think of myself portrayed as a pig or camel or some
such thing. Additionally the word play would be so confusing for pre-k readers
who are just trying to learn basic words to start with. The illustrations are
adorable though.
Reviewer: Stephanie MLS &
Author.
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