Sunday, October 16, 2016

Fantasy

Title: Peter Pan
Author:  J.M. Barrie
Publisher: Snow Balls Classic Publishing
Publication Date: 2014 (this is a newer edition of the original)
ISBN: 978-1506029214
Rating: 5 out of 5 Tinkerbell's
Summary: One night, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell make their way to London, into the bedroom of three precious children. With a little bit of faith, trust, and pixie dust, the children join Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to fly away to Neverland during the night. Here, they find Captain Hook, the lost children, crocodiles, and many more. Never wanting to grow up, like Peter Pan always says, really brings a lot of fun, magic, and trouble for these children.






Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author:  Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: 978-0-14-241031-8
Rating: 4 out of 5 chocolate bars
Summary: Willy Wonka's chocolate factory is finally opening! Golden tickets are placed in candy bars around the world for children to win, giving them the chance to tour the factory! When the day comes, the five children who won the golden tickets enter the factory to see munchkins working, machines pumping chocolate, geese laying chocolate eggs, and so much more that they would have never expected.









Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Author:  L. Frank Baum
Publisher: G.M Hill Co.
Publication Date: 1900
ISBN: 9781495421860
Rating: 4 out of 5 yellow brick roads
Summary: Dorthy, a young girl lives with her aunt and uncle on their farm in Kansas. When a strong tornado came sweeping through, she and her dog, Toto, were unable to successfully escape and ended up in a strange land. In this land, she met many different people and creatures; munchkins, the Good Witch of the North, the Bad Witch of the East, the scarecrow, lion, tin man, and many more. The Bad Witch used magical spells to try to ruin the journey to Emerald City, where Dorthy would meet the Wizard to help her get back to Kansas.

5 comments:

  1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a classic fantasy. Incorporating talking animals, witches, and strange lands all into one! I think this is a great example that children love and would really get their imagination going!

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  2. I am a huge fan of all three of the books you chose! They are great fantasy books that all offer different meanings and lessons that children can learn while reading about exciting characters and plots!

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  3. Peter Pan was one of my favorite moves when I was little and the book looks very interesting. The cover looks very detailed and the colors complement each other. The cover is very engaging and aids in drawling readers into the story. It would be interesting to see how the book and the Disney movie compare to each other.

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  4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a great example of fantasy. All of Roald Dahl's works include so much rich detail that the fantastical worlds he creates seem to be real--a hallmark of high-quality fantasy.

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  5. These are great choices for fantasy and and I too chose a Roald Dahl story. He is a great example of a fantasy author and able to grab the readers imagination and create a new world for the reader that is far beyond our wildest imaginations.

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