La Coleccionista de Palabras (the Word Collector) (Hardcover)

from alyson

Well this is definitely getting mixed reviews but I liked it. It is challenging to read, but it is supposed to be like literary fiction for the picture book set. Not for young kids, not for storytime but a nice book to share one on one with an older child.

from LibrarianRyan

This book is lovely, but a bit hard to read. The story is of a girl who collects words and shares them with the world to help combat conflict, boredom, and carelessness. What really makes this story is the illustrations. But the illustrations are what make it hard to read. It's the way they flow ...

from Fjola

The book is lovely and beautifully illustrated, although it fell a little short for me. Sure enough, I'd been excited to read it and I liked the idea of the little word collecting girl (who looked like Merida from the movie Brave, as my son remarked), it's just that nothing substantial ever came ...

from Daniel.Estes

Sonja Wimmer's La Coleccionista de Palabras is a wondrous mix of stream-of-consciousness-themed illustrations and storytime fun. Not only is there a story, but following the direction of the words spilling playfully across the page is a story in itself-like travelling down river or being caught b...

from Daniel.Estes

Sonja Wimmer's La Coleccionista de Palabras is a wondrous mix of stream-of-consciousness-themed illustrations and storytime fun. Not only is there a story, but following the direction of the words spilling playfully across the page is a story in itself-like travelling down river or being caught b...