Monday, January 10, 2022

The Blue Table by Chris Raschka - OPTIONAL

The Blue Table
by Chris Raschka.
PICTURE BOOK Greenwillow Books (Harper Collins), 2020. $18. 9780062937766 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW 

The blue table in the house represents a day in the home. What the child puts on the table, how adults use the table, all the different foods and where they come from. There is even a party with more than one family invited. 

I love Chris Raschka's books - A Ball for Daisy is one of my favorites. But I'm having trouble loving The Blue Table. The perspective of the table - looking down from above - is odd and sort of abstract, a bit difficult for a young reader. I'm going to pass on this one.

Lisa Librarian

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