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Sample Pages
amazon.com reviews and more sample interior pages!
Google book preview!
"When reviewing books by college kids, do I shelve my standards? Do I give 'em a break, put my
skepticism on hold, temporarily suspend my snarky disdain for the mediocre, the boring, the been-there-
read-that cliches? Or do I give 'em a dose of harsh, welcome to the real world, Toto-we're-not-in-
Kansas-anymore reality? I didn't know what to expect when the nice folks at Red Cygnet emailed to say
they had this new idea for an imprint: picture books by college art students. I was pretty sure I wouldn't
see stick figures in crayon. After that, who knew? Fortunately, the lot has proved decent enough, and
this one stood out for its simplicity, though darned if that rhyme scheme keeps fading in and out. The
illustrations, however, are sprightly and appealing as a girl trades places with a gypsy or "vagabond" and
dons a red kerchief and gold hoop earrings. We get a quickie around-the-world tour--from Sydney to
Tibet to the Taj Mahal and Paris and then, of course, back home in time for supper. The back flap says
George studied travel sketching, and the book has the simplicity of doodles filled out with dabs of
watercolor. Bonus points for portraying a full rainbow of ethnicities too."
Rating: *\*\*\ (excellent)
- BookBuds, November 29, 2006
Link to the review...
"As a vagabond caravan passes by a young girl’s home, it sparks her to imagine trading places with one of
the traveler children and going on a worldwide trek. She imagines visiting the windmills in Holland,
dancing the hula in Hawaii, deep sea diving, visiting a Buddhist temple, the Eiffel Tower, and Taj Mahal,
and riding a camel in the Egyptian desert. Her imaginary travels wind up at home where she realizes that
she’d really only like to be gone maybe an hour or so. Although the story line is rather simple, the
illustrations have an appealing whimsy that should kindle a child’s own imaginary travels to exotic
locales."
- ChildrensPictureBook.info, Feb. 2007
"This story traverses the mind of a young girl eager to travel and explore. With ideas of traveling to
enchanting places in the world, this story promotes the power of imagination and of dreams. It speaks
also of the comfort of home. The descriptive illustrations take us on a journey all over world and even
under the sea. Through example, this story gives the opportunity for the reader to understand exactly
what it means to be a vagabond."
- Children's Literature
amazon.com reviews and more sample interior pages!
Google book preview!
"When reviewing books by college kids, do I shelve my standards? Do I give 'em a break, put my
skepticism on hold, temporarily suspend my snarky disdain for the mediocre, the boring, the been-there-
read-that cliches? Or do I give 'em a dose of harsh, welcome to the real world, Toto-we're-not-in-
Kansas-anymore reality? I didn't know what to expect when the nice folks at Red Cygnet emailed to say
they had this new idea for an imprint: picture books by college art students. I was pretty sure I wouldn't
see stick figures in crayon. After that, who knew? Fortunately, the lot has proved decent enough, and
this one stood out for its simplicity, though darned if that rhyme scheme keeps fading in and out. The
illustrations, however, are sprightly and appealing as a girl trades places with a gypsy or "vagabond" and
dons a red kerchief and gold hoop earrings. We get a quickie around-the-world tour--from Sydney to
Tibet to the Taj Mahal and Paris and then, of course, back home in time for supper. The back flap says
George studied travel sketching, and the book has the simplicity of doodles filled out with dabs of
watercolor. Bonus points for portraying a full rainbow of ethnicities too."
Rating: *\*\*\ (excellent)
- BookBuds, November 29, 2006
Link to the review...
"As a vagabond caravan passes by a young girl’s home, it sparks her to imagine trading places with one of
the traveler children and going on a worldwide trek. She imagines visiting the windmills in Holland,
dancing the hula in Hawaii, deep sea diving, visiting a Buddhist temple, the Eiffel Tower, and Taj Mahal,
and riding a camel in the Egyptian desert. Her imaginary travels wind up at home where she realizes that
she’d really only like to be gone maybe an hour or so. Although the story line is rather simple, the
illustrations have an appealing whimsy that should kindle a child’s own imaginary travels to exotic
locales."
- ChildrensPictureBook.info, Feb. 2007
"This story traverses the mind of a young girl eager to travel and explore. With ideas of traveling to
enchanting places in the world, this story promotes the power of imagination and of dreams. It speaks
also of the comfort of home. The descriptive illustrations take us on a journey all over world and even
under the sea. Through example, this story gives the opportunity for the reader to understand exactly
what it means to be a vagabond."
- Children's Literature
