|
|
Yo! Yes? (Paperback)
by Chris Raschka
| Category:
Friendship, Award-winning books, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
| Market price: ¥ 98.00
MSL price:
¥ 88.00
[ Shop incentives ]
|
| Stock:
Pre-order item, lead time 3-7 weeks upon payment [ COD term does not apply to pre-order items ] |
MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
This book allows you to explore the magical world of voice inflection and to learn the true meaning of friendship in a "brief" format. |
| If you want us to help you with the right titles you're looking for, or to make reading recommendations based on your needs, please contact our consultants. |
Detail |
Author |
Description |
Excerpt |
Reviews |
|
|
|
Author: Chris Raschka
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. in: September, 1998
ISBN: 0531071081
Pages: 32 pages
Measurements: 11.0 x 7.8 x 0.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00055
Other information: 1st Orchard Paperbacks Ed edition
|
|
Rate this product:
|
|
- Awards & Credential -
The winner of 1994 Caldecott Honor book |
|
- MSL Picks -
Raschka's innovative picture book aims to explore the nature of friendship in only 34 words. It's a risk, but as a writer and artist Raschka is no stranger to risk-taking-his debut (Charlie Parker Played Be Bop) was a sly, joyous exercise in avant-garde that stretched the definition of picture book. And here, he does the same. After the briefest of exchanges, two boys-one black, one white, one shy, one outgoing, one nerdy, one street-smart-decide to take a chance on friendship. Like a two-character play with no scenery and minimal dialogue, the story relies on the expressiveness of the "actors" and the raw energy of the artwork to hook the reader. Raschka's watercolor and charcoal pencil illustrations certainly do the trick-they're brash, witty and offbeat, and easily portray a vigorous range of emotion. At least in the small realm of this cheeky picture book, less is definitely more.
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8
|
|
- Better with -
Better with
Where Is Maisy: A Lift-The-Flap Book (Maisy)
:
|
|
Customers who bought this product also bought:
 |
Where Is Maisy: A Lift-The-Flap Book (Maisy) (Hardcover)
by Lucy Cousins (Illustrator)
A cute book introduces counting numbers, colors and shapes to little kids. |
 |
Emily's Balloon (Hardcover)
by Komako Sakai
A tale of a common childhood experience and the friendship between the boy and the balloon, tenderly and sweetly told. |
 |
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship (Hardcover)
by Craig Hatkoff , Peter Greste (Illustrator)
A heartwarming and inspirational story about the friendship between two animals demonstrating the power of courage, love, and the preciousness of life that will warm the hearts of children and adults. |
 |
Hi! Fly Guy (Paperback)
by Tedd Arnold
A great easy story about the funny friendship between a boy and a fly which is simple and interesting for little kids. |
 |
Where Is Baby's Belly Button? (Hardcover)
by Karen Katz (Illustrator)
An adorable babies' book for learning the body parts as well for entertainment with parents. |
|
|
Chris Raschka, writer, illustrator and trained violist is one of the country's top children's book talents.
His Yo! Yes? was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1993 and named by School Library Journal as one of its 100 Books that Shaped the Century list.
Mysterious Thelonious, one of a series of books on jazz greats, and A Poke in the I, have been named New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books.
|
|
An effective, unusual 34-word story of the beginnings of a friendship, accompanied by wild and wonderful illustrations. Against pastel backgrounds, in vibrant, colorful images, an African-American boy and a white boy meet on the street. "What's up?" "Not much." "Why?" "No fun." "Oh?" "No friends." These one- and two-word exchanges on each spread lead to a tentative offer of friendship, sealed as both boys jump high in the air and yell "Yow!" The succinct, rhythmic text and the strong cartoonlike watercolor-and-charcoal illustrations are perfect complements. The feelings of each child run the gamut from loneliness, curiosity, fear of rejection, and hopefulness to, finally, joy; the illustrations do a particularly fine job of limning each boy's emotions in very simple images on the oversized pages. With a beautifully balanced, economical style, the book illumines the peaks and pitfalls of getting acquainted, and puts in a good word for brotherhood as well. Amusing for story times, or for use in discussions of feelings, it is fun to read and look at, and appealing to the eye, ear, and heart. "Yow!"
|
Sandra McCoy (MSL quote), Gallup New Mexico
<2006-12-27 00:00>
Yo! Yes? is the first book I read to my class each school year. We use it in several ways. First, I explain to my class that sometimes we need a way to focus our attention. So when I say Yo!, they should say Yes? and then stop talking and listen carefully. Next we use this as a guided reading book so that the children can practice how to use punctuation to decide voice inflection when reading. Later still we use the book as a springboard for a discussion of Conflict Mediation and then friendship. I love this book and so do the children in my multiage classroom because in so few words it conveys so much. |
kennedy (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
Yo! Yes? is a unique picture book that uses only 31 words, usually no more than 2 on a page, to tell a whole story involving two boys who discover they can be friends. Beautiful in its simplicity, the book also makes good use of Raschka's expressive art style. Indeed, the book is his masterpiece; since then he has applied his visual talents to a series of minor disasters, among them the picture books "Arlene Sardine" and "Like Likes Like." It's a shame that his reputation has had to dwindle so, but I still keep hoping he will come up with another good one like this. He has done a sequel called "Ring! Yo?" which is slightly more complicated than this one. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
This short children's book is about two lonely boys, one Caucasian the other African-American, who meet on a street and become friends, speaking with only monosyllabic words. It's a story that has happened to all of us at one time or another. The book was a 1994 Caldecott Honor book (i.e., a runner-up to the Medal winner) for best illustrations in a book for children. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
My 17 month old daughter adores this book and will probably have it memorized, gestures and all, within the month. Inflection is key here and it's something babies start to work on even before they know words. The story is meant for an older (pre-school) audience, but the fun-with-language aspect of this book makes it great for even the littlest listeners. |
|
|
|
|
