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Nantine Tsianta nantinetsianta — The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster, illustrated byChris Raschka, is a sweet story about a child and her grandparents, and one of her memorable visits with them, focusing on their kitchen window. "Nanna and Poppy live in a big house in the middle of town. There's a brick path that goes to the back porch, but before you get there you pass right by the kitchen window. That's the Hello, Goodbye Window. It looks like a regular window but it's not." The window remains central to the granddaughter's description of her time with her grandparents. In the morning, she and her grandparents look at the garden, check out the weather and greet the day. The day includes biking, gardening and playing with the hose. When the sun sets the window is a reflecting mirror. At night, the lights are turned off and one can look at the stars through the window. The window can also be used for hide & seek and making funny faces, plus waving hello or goodbye. "Nanna says it's a magic window and anyone can come by when you least expect it." The child then goes on to imagine the Queen of England and T-Rex stopping by. Stories, music and learning a postive attitude all occur with the grandparents. Love, family, and being a part of something magical are all themes well described by Juster in this effective, evocative tale of inter-generational relationships. The illustrations reflect the magical, dreamy nature of the story and appear to be created by a child. This style is just not my cup of tea, since I prefer a much more realistic representation of people. In particular the pictures of Poppy show him with an odd shaped head, at times showing a very small top of his head, as on the cover, and at times having a nose that dominates his entire face. The heads of the girl's parents are also huge. I found such details to distract me from the story, which I like. I admire the artistry of the technique making these illustrations look childlike, but found it to take away from the overall effect of the story for me. The illustrations are memorable in depicting the grandparents and parents as multi-racial couples, a fact not mentioned in the story. For ages K to 3, grandparents, interracial relationships, imagination, family, love, magic, and fans of Norton Juster and Chris Raschka.

Víctor Manuel _manuel_zcariz — As a kid, I had a thing for all things monsters. Who didn't? My passion for dinosaurs gave way to Nessie, Yetis, Bigfoot, etc. In fact, for awhile I even entertained fantasies of becoming a monster hunter. I was going to be the one to prove all these mythical creatures existed. Well, that didn't last long, but I never lost my interest in these creatures, which is why I just had to read Eric S. Brown's Bigfoot War. As a kid, Jeff Taylor witnessed something no kid should ever have to go through—the murder of is father and younger brother. The authorities chalked it up to a bear attack, but Jeff knew the truth. Now, all grown up, Jeff is back for revenge on the creature that killed his family. When Jeff reveals the real reason he's come home, he is greeted with ridicule and disbelief, but the townspeople rapidly come to realize that Jeff speaks the truth. There is a blood-hungry Bigfoot roaming the forests surrounding their town. With the help of Sheriff Becca May and her deputies, they dispatch the killer, but it soon becomes apparent that the one they killed is not alone. According to the town "medical examiner", the markings on this creature label it as either a "holy man" or an outcast, and based on the reaction of the other creatures in the forest, it's a safe bet to say they killed the leader of the Bigfoot community. They are angry, and they want revenge. Are Becca and her team of deputies enough to save the town's residents from an army of furious sasquatch? Can they hold back the army of furred warriors long enough for help to arrive? I wasn't disappointed with Bigfoot War, but I did have one issue with the book. Reading it, it quickly becomes clear that Brown has a blatant disregard for the reader's emotional attachment to the characters they encounter in the book. Just when you begin to like a character or feel sorry for what they have endured, the character is gone, a victim of the furry fury that is laying waste to the town. It literally becomes a guessing game as to who will see things through to the end. Once you realize that you shouldn't invest any emotional energy in the characters, you can enjoy the ride. . . and what a ride. The book is a fast-paced roller coaster ride of savage fury, blood, and guts (yes, I'm a gore whore) that will have you turning the pages long into the night. The visuals Brown creates are vivid, and it plays like a movie in your mind. In fact, the book reads like a detailed treatment for a movie and does bring to mind the B-movies I so loved growing up, and still love to this day. It screams for a sequel, which I hope Brown is considering. If have a love for gory horror films and like your books fast paced, I can't recommend Bigfoot War enough.