This morning's featured entry was on 'Make Way for Ducklings'. This is one of the FP Gal's favorites and she tells a charming anecdote about little drunk ducks. I clicked on it eagerly and...wow. Go on over and read it, especially the Critical Reaction. I'm not sure which is my favorite sentence. This one:
More recent critics have stated that the illustrations cause the strength of the plot to suffer.Or this one:
Critics also find the characterization of the waterfowl lacking, that is, the Mallards represent "rather stereotypically concerned parents," often showing the same facial expressions and rarely showing expressiveness.Keep in mind that this is a book meant for pre-schoolers. A book that concerns a family of ducks trying to find a safe spot in Boston. It's a shame that the author didn't put more work into the ducks facial expressions.
Wow. Just, wow.
2 comments:
Okay, let's get this straight:
The ducklings in the story weren't drunk, just the actual ducks they were modeled after. McCloskey bought a bunch of ducklings and put them in his bathtub. They wouldn't stay still enough for him to draw them, so he got them drunk.
What kind of terrible stories do you think I am sharing with the yout of today?!
Sarah,
"What is a yout? Did you say yout?" (lines from one of my favorite movies. Can you guess which one?)
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