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REVIEWING TODAY: IT’S JUST SO BY BRENDA FAATZ AND PETER TRIMARCO
In It’s Just So, a children’s book by Brenda Faatz and Peter Trimarco, there is quite a whole lot going on. Children’s books are almost defined by the near necessity to coordinate a pleasing complement of both words and pictures, but rarely do the creators see fit to multi-layer such a project in anticipation of the reader “growing older.” In other words, to make their work speak differently to children of different ages. Such a challenge would seem a wee bit risky, but success is often its own reward.
Lizzy is a somewhat addlepated little redhead girl with her own version of the ubiquitous children’s-book dog companion (you know, the sidekick who quietly steals the show), who is set to embark on the NEXT BIG ADVENTURE – her very first day at a brand new school. Since Lizzy is as impressionable as any young girl can be, everything (I mean EVERYTHING) strikes her as just so …..
It’s Just So by Brenda Faatz and Peter Trimarco is successful on every level. Lizzy is immediately engaging, as she is just so …. IMPRESSED … by everything – a trait shared by many girls her age (and older). You can hear her speaking in your head: “It’s just so …..” And you smile. And though the dog is rather unimpressed, the reader watches Lizzy move quickly from intimidation to acceptance to confidence to utter fearlessness and leadership as she develops a vocabulary beyond her years, and beyond the confines of any stodgy old dictionary. But perhaps the most successful aspect of this endearing book lies in its message: a change in attitude can make any new experience fun.
Lizzy is a wonderful role model for children to emulate as she allows her trepidations to slide under the waves of a new perspective. By opening herself to the FANTASTICAL, not to mention the SCIENCE-SATIONAL, any new experience can become, quite simply, magical. Like this wonderfully illustrated, wonderfully worded, wonderfully messaged book, which is just so …
Joel R. Dennstedt – Reviewer
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