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Up
By Jim LaMarche
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Daniel was tired of being little. Mouse! They'd been calling him that since he was born. He hadn't used to mind it, even liked it once, but not anymore. He poked at some crackers on the table. "Someday I'll be so strong," he mumbled. "Someday . . ."
And then it happened. Something so strange, Daniel wasn't sure he could believe his eyes. One little cracker trembled for a second, then lifted up off the table. Not much. Not even an inch. Then, just as suddenly, it dropped right back down. Daniel blinked. Had that really happened? How? Had he done it?
Up is the story of an ordinary boy with an extraordinary talent, a talent no one knows about but him. Can Mouse really lift things off the ground? Or is it enough that he believes he can? Once again Jim LaMarche has mixed the magical with the everyday to create a book that stretches our imaginations and our dreams.
And then it happened. Something so strange, Daniel wasn't sure he could believe his eyes. One little cracker trembled for a second, then lifted up off the table. Not much. Not even an inch. Then, just as suddenly, it dropped right back down. Daniel blinked. Had that really happened? How? Had he done it?
Up is the story of an ordinary boy with an extraordinary talent, a talent no one knows about but him. Can Mouse really lift things off the ground? Or is it enough that he believes he can? Once again Jim LaMarche has mixed the magical with the everyday to create a book that stretches our imaginations and our dreams.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fabulously talented author/artist Jim LaMarche delivers another beautifully-illustrated, sensitively-told tale of childhood in Up, which chronicles the experiences of Daniel, a young boy who wishes he were older. Longing to join his father and older brother on their family's fishing boat, and sick of his nickname, 'Mouse,' Daniel discovers one day that he has a most unusual ability: he can levitate objects just slightly off the ground, or whatever other surface they lay upon. As he practices this secret new skill, Daniel wonders what use it could possibly be, finding the answer when a whale washes up on the beach close to his house, and his father and the other fishermen have no luck dislodging it...I have enjoyed every book I have read that has been illustrated and/or written by Jim LaMarche, and Up is no different. The story here is engaging and ultimately heartwarming, addressing a common childhood concern - namely, wishing to grow up, and be trusted with more mature tasks - and offering a creative and magical solution, in the form of Daniel's unusual ability. The accompanying artwork, done in acrylic paint and colored pencil, is simply luminous, beautifully capturing the enchantment of Daniel's experiences, and the world around him. Highly recommended
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A lovely gentle story of a small boy learning just how big he really is.Everybody calls Daniel "Mouse," and think he is too small to ever be of any help.One day he discovers a special power. It isn't very big, and he doesn't think it can ever be of use, but it gets stronger with practice. Then one day he finds out what use his power is destined for.The artwork is soft, beautiful, and quite evocative of the seashore and the fishing village where Daniel and his family live. I really love this book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the one hand, what we have is an uplifting story about a boy who is told he's "too little" to be any use when his dad and brother go fishing, even though the other boys his age already get to help out. And it's also a story of a boy practicing and practicing a skill, being dedicated to it until it can be useful. (That the skill - lifting objects in the air - is fantastical is beside the point.) And of course it's a story of saving a whale's life - great.But the end of the story hinges upon Mouse's father knowing he's mature and strong enough to help on the boat... which he knows because... he asks to help save the whale, like everybody else is doing and like he always asks to join in things that his older brother does? Or maybe he only gets to go on the boat because he saved the whale... even though nobody knows his secret and they all think it was just their own hard work and pushign that unbeached it...?The ending just doesn't hold up well with the rest of the book.