- Gebundene Ausgabe: 40 Seiten
- Verlag: Schwartz & Wade (11. September 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0375836055
- ISBN-13: 978-0375836053
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 5 - 8 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 28,1 x 1,1 x 28,6 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 646.321 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"I'LL TAKE TWO!" That's what Bibi Branchflower says about everything. She has two houses, two hats (exactly alike), and two silly dogs. But she doesn't have a single friend. When she comes across a beautiful jewel box, of course she wants two of them. Though there's only one like it in all the world, inside two dancers spin. Perfect! The shopkeeper explains that the box is enchanted—all who look on the ballerinas will see sorrow in their faces. Soon Bibi becomes more concerned with her sad ballerinas than with worldly riches. What will make them happy? It is her love that finally transforms them into living, breathing, happy children—and gives Bibi two real friends.
Über den Autor
Monique de Varennes received her M.A. from the writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University and was awarded the Pushcart Prize in 2003 for one of her short stories. The author of The Sugar Child, she lives in Los Angeles.
Ana Juan is the illustrator of Kelly Cunnane's For You Are a Kenyan Child, Campbell Geeslin's Elena's Serenade, and Frida, a picture book biography of Frida Kahlo. She also wrote and illustrated The Night Eater, which won an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. She lives in Madrid, Spain.
Ana Juan is the illustrator of Kelly Cunnane's For You Are a Kenyan Child, Campbell Geeslin's Elena's Serenade, and Frida, a picture book biography of Frida Kahlo. She also wrote and illustrated The Night Eater, which won an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. She lives in Madrid, Spain.
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Two thumbs up for the double dancers
17. Oktober 2007
Format:Bibliothekseinband
There are many variations on the Pygmalion myth, where a beloved statue comes to life, but what makes them worth the retelling is how the maker -- or in this case, owner -- transforms too.
In this version, a wealthy-but-lonely spinster's impulse buys come in doubles -- even two houses and two hats. Then Bibi Branchflower spies a solitary curio she can't resist; a gold music box with twin spinning ballerinas. She ignores the shopkeeper's warning that the figurines bear a curse that makes everyone unhappy.
Determined to cheer the girls' unsmiling miens, Bibi showers them with all the affection she's withheld from the rest of the world. And, gradually, they respond. Though once you see her wrap the figurines in a flimsy kerchief pinned very, very precariously to her bosom, you suspect where this is headed.
Yes, her heroic journey's headed straight to I'd-give-everything-to-get-them-back Land, though presumably a world-weary and much chastened Bibi returns to her twin mansions for Happily Ever After.
I ignored the press release's pat explanation that the book's message is "money can't buy love." What rubbish. Who decided picture books need messages, anyway? Or press releases, for that matter.
No, this is about transfiguring an ugly soul into a loving one through the overwhelming need of all people to connect to others. You can toss in "you don't know what you have 'til it's gone" for good measure.
But I'd sum it up as "we all need somebody to love," an idea that transcends wealth or age and is far more affecting and profound than any renunciation of worldly goods. Buddha, she's not.
Still, it's a good tonic for kids surrounded by toys that fascinate for a few weeks until a part breaks or a battery dies, and a reminder that the ties that bind are the ones we weave in our hearts.
Juan's Bibi is stodgy and tight-lipped, a beefy presence in dour colors, offset by the dolls' vivid costumes--the only bright spot in her life.
In this version, a wealthy-but-lonely spinster's impulse buys come in doubles -- even two houses and two hats. Then Bibi Branchflower spies a solitary curio she can't resist; a gold music box with twin spinning ballerinas. She ignores the shopkeeper's warning that the figurines bear a curse that makes everyone unhappy.
Determined to cheer the girls' unsmiling miens, Bibi showers them with all the affection she's withheld from the rest of the world. And, gradually, they respond. Though once you see her wrap the figurines in a flimsy kerchief pinned very, very precariously to her bosom, you suspect where this is headed.
Yes, her heroic journey's headed straight to I'd-give-everything-to-get-them-back Land, though presumably a world-weary and much chastened Bibi returns to her twin mansions for Happily Ever After.
I ignored the press release's pat explanation that the book's message is "money can't buy love." What rubbish. Who decided picture books need messages, anyway? Or press releases, for that matter.
No, this is about transfiguring an ugly soul into a loving one through the overwhelming need of all people to connect to others. You can toss in "you don't know what you have 'til it's gone" for good measure.
But I'd sum it up as "we all need somebody to love," an idea that transcends wealth or age and is far more affecting and profound than any renunciation of worldly goods. Buddha, she's not.
Still, it's a good tonic for kids surrounded by toys that fascinate for a few weeks until a part breaks or a battery dies, and a reminder that the ties that bind are the ones we weave in our hearts.
Juan's Bibi is stodgy and tight-lipped, a beefy presence in dour colors, offset by the dolls' vivid costumes--the only bright spot in her life.
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Cute book for little girls; great illustrations
20. Januar 2008
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
My little girl (almost 4) loves this book. It is a cute story and the illustrations are charming. She received it for Christmas and loves it--it has become a fast favorite.
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The Jewel Box Ballerinas
7. Januar 2008
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
In The Jewel Box Ballerinas, Bibi Branchflower is so rich that she has two of everything--two houses, two limos, and two little pugs that, in the book, look kind of cute and insane at the same time. The only thing Bibi doesn't have is a friend. One day she happens upon a tiny little shop and finds a beautiful jewel box that contains two tiny ballerinas. Before she buys them, the shopkeeper warns her that the box is cursed and everyone who has previously bought it has ended up returning it. Bibi, who would never believe in such rubbish as curses, buys it anyway and names the ballerinas Miranda and Mathilda. But Miranda and Mathilda look extremely sad, so Bibi sets upon a mission to cheer them up. When all of the gifts and entertainment in the world won't even produce a smile from the ballerinas, Bibi thinks a change of scenery will do the trick. It's on this journey that something magical truly happens, changing Bibi's life forever.
My favorite part in the book is when Bibi decides to kiss the ballerinas in an effort to cheer them:
"`Is that a smile?'" she asked, for it seemed that their faces brightened. Then she shook her head. `Oh, piffle, it's only my old eyes making a fool of me. All the same, dear dancers, I'll kiss you often, for that felt wonderful indeed.'"
Here, we realize that Bibi is not the cantankerous old spinster others may make her out to be. She does have feelings, and she's lonely. The ballerinas are not the only ones in need of cheering up.
Juan's striking and detailed illustrations make Bibi's quirkiness come to life. Each time I read the book, I find a new illustration I hadn't noticed before, from two snow globes atop Bibi's sled in Alaska to the hilarious expressions on Bibi's pugs' that will have your child (and you) laughing with glee.
This enchanting picture book reminds us that people are more important than things but in a lighthearted way that won't make kids think they're being taught a lesson. They'll be too focused on Bibi's wild hair and her pugs jumping with merriment at the end of the book to notice.
My favorite part in the book is when Bibi decides to kiss the ballerinas in an effort to cheer them:
"`Is that a smile?'" she asked, for it seemed that their faces brightened. Then she shook her head. `Oh, piffle, it's only my old eyes making a fool of me. All the same, dear dancers, I'll kiss you often, for that felt wonderful indeed.'"
Here, we realize that Bibi is not the cantankerous old spinster others may make her out to be. She does have feelings, and she's lonely. The ballerinas are not the only ones in need of cheering up.
Juan's striking and detailed illustrations make Bibi's quirkiness come to life. Each time I read the book, I find a new illustration I hadn't noticed before, from two snow globes atop Bibi's sled in Alaska to the hilarious expressions on Bibi's pugs' that will have your child (and you) laughing with glee.
This enchanting picture book reminds us that people are more important than things but in a lighthearted way that won't make kids think they're being taught a lesson. They'll be too focused on Bibi's wild hair and her pugs jumping with merriment at the end of the book to notice.
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