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June's Tune Written by Sindy McKay Illustrated by Bob Staake Treasure Bay 2000 ISBN 10: 1891327259   Return To All Books   Behind The Pages With Bob: "While this book was done very early in my picture book career, looking back on it isn't as cringe-worthy as I would have expected. The illustrations are very sparse and decidedly digital, but I think the bold shapes vivid colors in the book would still appeal to young kids." -- Bob Staake Summary: A We Both Read book in which the parest reads the left pages and the child reads the right pages. A fun and whimsical story for beginning readers that emphasizes the reading of long vowel sounds. In the story, June wakes up with a new tune in her head. June decided her tune needs words to become a song. Her friend Joe thinks it should be a song about monsters and dinosaurs, but June wants it to be happy and sweet. Their friend Mike comes along and helps them combine their ideas with very funny results.   Sample image from book (above) The New York Times: This boy is delightfully well-spoken, and distinctly precocious; children listening to My Pet Book or reading it to themselves will most likely see him as a kindred spirit, or at the very least find his quirks amusing. My Pet Book offers visual delights. Though Staake's style is bold and graphic, many of his pages are crowded with funny detailsIt's a goofy, good-natured adventure that should appeal to any book lover-even one who likes kittens and puppies. Publisher's Weekly Staake, whose wordless Bluebird depicted a lonesome outsider, introduces a happier child, albeit one allergic to cats. "I want a pet that's easy!" the boy declares, so his pleased parents steer him to a bookshop, where he chooses "a frisky red hardcover." Staake's bouncy hero resembles a Photoshop version of Crockett Johnson's Harold as he casually walks his obedient book across a chaotic city bridge, oblivious to the mischief of real dogs and cats. In the only spread to picture him reading, he imagines battling a fairy-tale dragon and a purple octopus, reveling in "tales/ Of awesomeness and glory." All is well until his book goes missing, and the family maid fears she has given it "to charity" while cleaning house. There are some missteps (like that anachronistic, uniformed maid), and a few stanzas include words and phrases that feel like filler ("Most pets, you know, are cats and dogs/ Go out and take a look./ But there's a boy in Smartytown/ Whose pet is... a little book"). The appeal of a good book gets lost in the fray, despite much entertaining stage business in Staake's images. Ages 3­7. (July) Get Your Book Signed By Bob

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