Hi! This is Rachel Malay, director at the Port Library in Beloit. The library would like to wish all our patrons and listeners a Happy Valentine’s Day! We appreciate each one of you, and even if you don’t have plans to celebrate the day, we hope you can come down to the library to find a book, video, game, or CD you love to check out! As a reminder, the library will be closed on Monday for President’s Day.
We’ve all met them or even live with them: polite, pleasant children who turn into Crankenstein when things don’t go their way. Author Samantha Berger and illustrator Dan Santat have brought a particularly grumpy little cherub to life in A Crankenstein Valentine. One grumpy February 14th, Crankenstein’s mother wakes him up with the gift of heart patterned underwear, and our poor anti-hero is further upset by a kiss on the bus, heart shaped food at lunch, valentine crafts and snacks in the afternoon, and worst of all, the role of Cupid in the school play. But when a girl version of all his crankiness throws a fit on stage, Crankenstein may have found his match!
The colorful illustrations in this book capture all the action that this story has. Crankenstein’s skin is a puke-green and nearly every shade of pink and red is used throughout. The story is printed in a font specifically designed by the illustrator and subtly adds to the book’s humor. This is short enough for a bed-time read, and be sure to take a look at the endpapers.
You can get the book reviewed here and more great titles to watch, read, listen to, or play with at the Port Library at 1718 N. Hersey in Beloit. This is director Rachel Malay, saying “Thanks for checking us out!”
We’ve all met them or even live with them: polite, pleasant children who turn into Crankenstein when things don’t go their way. Author Samantha Berger and illustrator Dan Santat have brought a particularly grumpy little cherub to life in A Crankenstein Valentine. One grumpy February 14th, Crankenstein’s mother wakes him up with the gift of heart patterned underwear, and our poor anti-hero is further upset by a kiss on the bus, heart shaped food at lunch, valentine crafts and snacks in the afternoon, and worst of all, the role of Cupid in the school play. But when a girl version of all his crankiness throws a fit on stage, Crankenstein may have found his match!
The colorful illustrations in this book capture all the action that this story has. Crankenstein’s skin is a puke-green and nearly every shade of pink and red is used throughout. The story is printed in a font specifically designed by the illustrator and subtly adds to the book’s humor. This is short enough for a bed-time read, and be sure to take a look at the endpapers.
You can get the book reviewed here and more great titles to watch, read, listen to, or play with at the Port Library at 1718 N. Hersey in Beloit. This is director Rachel Malay, saying “Thanks for checking us out!”
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