with my son. A sweet and fun book, What's not to love Certainly not Pierre! This book was about a fisherman who falls in love with a ballet teacher.
He is too scared to tell her so he keeps leaving presents for her at her door, At the end she finds out he loves her and vis versa, . . it wasn't that convincing to me, Once again, I love Sara Pennypacker, She never fails to make me smile! I love this bizarre and overly romantic love story truthfully, it's the fantastic illustrations and odd tidbits like she "chewed on fiery cinnamon candies to stay awake" that make this quirky picture book flatout work for me.
Certainly not for everyone, it definitely succeeded in bringing a grin to my face, A fisherman named Pierre courts Catherine, a beautiful ballet instructor, even though he's certain she will never love him in return.
Pennypacker sitelinkClementine wrote a sweet romance that would be a wonderful readaloud for third to fifth graders, The longer than average narrative and slow pace is likely to try the patience of younger children, Mathers' sketchy, folkartlike illustrations are a perfect match for the whimsical text, Although one suspects that parents will better appreciate the bruises of love than the target audience, this title would make a particularly good story time selection for Valentine's Day.
Recommended for purchase in large libraries where the picture book section is popular, Pierre In Love . such a cute book I thought, when my niece picked it up, Then we went home and read it, Oh my Goodness. It is cute. It is also filled with a simple love for Catherine we ended up clasping our hands to our heart and giving a big sigh everytime her name came up and a fine lesson on being yourself.
Actually, to be honest, I cried aboutpages from the end,
A good read, you should definately check it out, : This is a cute love story about a fisherman names Pierre that is madly in love with Catherine, a ballet teacher.
Pierre is nervous and shy and does not profess his love his love to Catherine in publc, Instead he leaves her gifts from the sea at her front door step, Fianlly one day he works up the courage to tell her about his love and it couldnt have had a better result.
This is a really cute book that would be great for any classroom library or for a teacher to read around Valentine's day.
This shows the kids to never be afraid to step out, I would recommend that you reead this book, I pernally thnk that they average age for this book for the students to read on their own would berd grade.
Beautiful, romantic and wistful. My daughter and I loved this book, The paintings are wonderful too, A
good one for Valentines Day, here's a story that reads well, but when read aloud, with full dramatic gusto, it is delightful, Hands down, one of my favourite children's books to read toyear olds, It's a bit long for anyone younger, but if you deliver it with panache, they'll be quite entertained, A bit too advanced for myyear old, but it made this mommy choke up when reading, Can't wait to revisit it when she's older, a really charming book about a fisherman and a dance teacher where love is both blind and courageous, also, i love what simple things in this book make the dance teacher happy, "Feelings are like tides, you can't hold them back, " ltSuch a darling children's book, The sweetest. Synopsis
This Golden Kite winner tells the tale of the poor fisherman Pierre and his quest for the heart of the beautiful and cultured Catherine.
This epic love story is likely to appeal only to girls who are a bit older.
The soft romantic pictures, textheavy pages and advanced vocabulary are a bit too advanced for kids under, Most boys are sure to be lost on the first page which describes the symptoms of love which Pierre is suffering.
But girls are sure to enjoy in this boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back story, When, in the end, "their two hearts become one," contented sighs are sure to be had by all,
Critical s
Publisher's Weekly
PW writes a review almost as lyrical as this "sweet but not treacly Valentine.
" It raves about the foggy palette for the pictures and "Shakespearian" story, The one point of criticism is that it subtly hints that target audience is more likely adults than kids,
Kirkus
This review also loves the marriage of soft, dreamy pictures and lyrical text, However, all the specific praise is reserved for the artwork,
Other Bibliographic Information
Published inby Scholastic, Inc,
pages This book is pretty darn cute, Pierre is a fisherman who dreams of the beautiful ballet teacher, Catherine, He spends half the book working up the courage to speak to her, When he finally does will it work out for him or will he learn a lesson in disappointment This book has just the right set of pictures, clever prose and a great storyline to keep even rather young children engaged.
So Sweet and charming. read for Sandy'srd/th grade author study of Sara Pennypacker, Oh! Oh my. I would have reread this so many times when I was a 'tween starting to think about romance, And it would have been good for me, . . so much better than prince charming fairy tales,
I might have liked it when I was a bit younger, too, But some reviewers need to know that picturebook book for toddler, Also, if you're too cynical to enjoy this, I feel sad for you,
Read it to your sweetheart on Valentine's Day, And let me know if they like it, Ah, to fall in love, Very very cute. Loved this adorable book about a rat fisherman named Pierre who's in love with a rabbit ballet teacher named Catherine.
He brings her little gifts from the sea, but is afraid to give them to her in person, and so he leaves them on her doorstop.
She is secretly in love with him and only realize that he and the person leaving her gifts are the same person after he confesses his love to her and she doesn't recognize him, but does the next day when he's in his boat.
And in the end, "their two hearts had become one, " So sweet. Cute illustrations too. Recommended for ages. SO ROMANTIC. We need to get this one back in, My fiveyearold son picked out this book from the library last week,
I don't really have any serious problems with this book it is a sweet story and welltold except a tale of romantic love in picture book form Really When I finished reading the book, my son kissed me and the cat, although not necessarily in that order.
That's the love he understands, Love this children's book.
The first book for both these women author, illustrator,
It has such genuine feelings and insecurities,
A beautiful read I will always enjoy reading to my boys, A charming story about finding the courage to tell someone special how you feel about them,
Poor Pierre wishes he could tell Catherine how he feels about her, but Catherine is a graceful ballet teacher, and Pierre is merely a poor fisherman.
By making a few silly mistakes and a few more brave decisions, Pierre soon learns that being a fisherman may not make him so hard to love after all.
Pennypacker weaves a sweet story about finding the courage to let someone special into your heart, while Mathers' luscious illustrations draw readers into a colorful world full of hope and bravery.
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