Jellaby by Kean Soo
I read Jellaby, written and illustrated by Kean Soo, for my Children’s Literature Book Club in which we were reading titles for this past year’s Cybils; Jellaby was shortlisted in the elementary/middle grade fiction graphic novel category.
My three year old picked up this book a lot while I had it sitting around. He liked the purple dinosaur and I think he may have even called him Barney. But he’s not Barney, he’s Jellaby, a purple creature whom Portia has found out in the woods. He’s lost and Portia takes him in. It reminds me of Mary Had a Little Lamb because Jellaby follows Portia to school. And she has a friend Jason who always wears orange (the only other color besides purple in the book).
So yeah. It’s been at least a month since I read the book and to tell you the truth that’s about all I remember, so I’m not sure what that says. I think young readers will probably like it. My three year-old liked looking at the photos.
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Category: Book Reviews, Fiction, Middle Readers
Tags: book club, children's literature book club selection, Cybils finalist, Fiction, graphic novel, I-L Title, male author, published 2008, Q-T Author
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Well, that is sure an intriguing looking purple thing there.
on March 25th, 2009 at 8:04 amArgh. I want to read this one, but my library isn’t terribly hip when it comes to graphic novels. I may have to camp out at a bookstore and read it there… (or, shock!, buy the book) It sounds fabulous.
BTW, and I gave you an award.
on March 26th, 2009 at 7:05 amOkay, I’m SO stupid. I thought I was commenting on the Emiko Superstar post. Doh!
on March 26th, 2009 at 7:07 amMy kids brought it home from school and I just read it – pretty cute but was choked that it was continued….Now I will not rest until I have completed the story. I liked it, simple and sweet – appears to be underlying message (a good one). If I could buy the rest I would.
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