Batchelder Honor Award by Ariana Shue

arianaashue21_ — 2023-12-06 20:57:59 UTC

Birkjaer, B. (2019). Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost. Ill. by Kjaergaard, A. NY: Enchanted Lion Books LLC.

Focus on Attention

arianaashue21_ — 2023-12-06 21:01:03 UTC

This story doesn't rely on the illustration, instead it has substantial text. While there are illustrations, they aren't more important than the text. The text is incredibly moving and helps to teach the reader about dementia and how a child can help. The authors note was a definition of dementia and memories to help the readers understand what the text was about if they don't have that background knowledge.

Relationship to Original Work

arianaashue21_ — 2023-12-06 21:03:48 UTC

This text is true to the substance of the original work and holds the same viewpoint as what the author intended. The text makes sense as it is translated, not awkward or "Americanized." This is shown through the words that are kept in Latin. This helps the reader to sense that the book is from another country.

Overall Design of Book

arianaashue21_ — 2023-12-06 21:07:37 UTC

The illustrations and layout of the text help to enhance the readers experience while reading this text. The illustrations are bright and colorful which will engage young readers without taking the point of the text away and the layout of the words in different. The sentences are put in 2-3 word paragraphs on some pages while other pages have the words as follow...

"Autumn arrives

and as the trees lose

more and more of their leaves.

Grandpa loses

more and more of his memory."

Does the book honestly portray the realities of life for today's children?

arianaashue21_ — 2023-12-06 21:12:12 UTC

Many children have grandparents who have dementia. This books helps shed light on what a child goes through when they notice them not remembering what they used to. For example, the little girl Stump is with her grandparents when she notices her grandpa forgetting simple words that she knows. Stump is shown "holding" the words for him in a box so he can remember one day. As a child you don't understand they their memory won't come back.

Are the Characters Convincing and Credible?

arianaashue21_ — 2023-12-06 21:15:20 UTC

Yes! The child in this story is doing everything she can to help her grandpa remember everything he is forgetting. Grandpa is also convincing as he is suddenly not remembering the words he used to know off the tip of his tongue. Grandma is also convincing as she didn't first notice what was going on until Grandpa walked out of the house one night.

Does the Book Help Children Enlarge Their Personal Points of View?

arianaashue21_ — 2023-12-06 21:17:51 UTC

Yes! This book helps to show what another child did when her grandpa went through dementia. It helps to open up their eyes of what other individuals grandparents might be like as well as what they can do to help the best they can.