A picture book is something that we haven't had the chance to read in a long long time. We like them because we can read them really fast. The book we pulled out of the box was a book by author, Paula Fox. She is a famous author who has written some popular books including, The Slave Dancer, and other very good literary works.With that being said, I was very excited about getting my nose into this one, at least I was until I started reading it. The book, I'm guessing, is about the different tracks, or traces, that things leave on the environment and our world. These include animals, children, dinosaurs, and even Mother Nature.
Something, someone was just there,
Now there's barely a trace of it...
This phrase is repeated over and over and over again. Got kind of tiring after a while. I'm sorry, but I didn't get the point of the story. I'm thinking that this is a poem that Mrs. Fox had written and had it turned into a picture book. As I was reading through, I was thinking that maybe there was an environmental lesson in there somewhere, but it wasn't to be found, unless I missed it. I am a dog after all, and any traces I usually leave behind are to be avoided. I guess, knowing who wrote the book, I was a bit disappointed.
The pictures weren't too bad, and had a unique textured look to them. Nothing to get terribly excited about however. This book was a big let down for me, so I'm going to give this book:
This book for me earned an extra half of a biscuit because the illustrations helped out a little bit from it being a total snoozer.
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