by Judi Barrett
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Can you imagine a place where ready to eat food falls from the sky? All the houses have open roofs to let in the food, and it rains/snows three times a day. It's a pretty great setup until the whether goes haywire and destroys the town (school was canceled when a ginormous pancake covered it).
Audience:
I loved it in 1st grade and I could picture some kids in kindergarten loving it.
Why I Love It:
I think the setting and the artwork are enchanting. You can feel the differences in the season and time of day though the pictures.
I like the idea of ready-made food falling from the sky.
Cautions:
I liked the movie, but this is nothing like it. We don't get to know anyone in Chewandswallow and there is no machine making it happen. The book has a much more fairy tale feel to it.
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Can you imagine a place where ready to eat food falls from the sky? All the houses have open roofs to let in the food, and it rains/snows three times a day. It's a pretty great setup until the whether goes haywire and destroys the town (school was canceled when a ginormous pancake covered it).Audience:
I loved it in 1st grade and I could picture some kids in kindergarten loving it.
Why I Love It:
I think the setting and the artwork are enchanting. You can feel the differences in the season and time of day though the pictures.
I like the idea of ready-made food falling from the sky.
Cautions:
I liked the movie, but this is nothing like it. We don't get to know anyone in Chewandswallow and there is no machine making it happen. The book has a much more fairy tale feel to it.
