Best Little Wingman

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3–The close relationship between parent and child warms a cold winter night when Janny helps her father plow snow in rural Maine. As the "best little wingman," the youngster pulls the lever that raises the right wing of the snowplow so that it doesn't hit the mailboxes along the roadside. The importance of the job is heightened by the rescue of a neighbor and the assistance given to a veterinarian. Cool watercolors intensify the cold and snow, while occasional warm yellows glow in contrast from farmhouse windows. Some of the figures are a bit stiff, but the illustrations nevertheless capture the special bond between this father and daughter. The illustrator uses familial resemblances between them to good effect. Some children will find a reflection of their own family and experiences in this story; others will look through the window and get a glimpse of rural life in the cold north.–Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH


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K-Gr 3-The close relationship between parent and child warms a cold winter night when Janny helps her father plow snow in rural Maine. As the "best little wingman," the youngster pulls the lever that raises the right wing of the snowplow so that it doesn't hit the mailboxes along the roadside. The importance of the job is heightened by the rescue of a neighbor and the assistance given to a veterinarian. Cool watercolors intensify the cold and snow, while occasional warm yellows glow in contrast from farmhouse windows. Some of the figures are a bit stiff, but the illustrations nevertheless capture the special bond between this father and daughter. The illustrator uses familial resemblances between them to good effect. Some children will find a reflection of their own family and experiences in this story; others will look through the window and get a glimpse of rural life in the cold north.-Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.


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