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Let's Go, Hugo!
Author:
Dominguez, Angela N.
Illustrator:
Dominguez, Angela N.
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Class:
Easy
Age: 3-6
Language: English
Descriptors: Picture Book
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LC: PZ7
Grade: P-1
Print Run: 15000
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ISBN-13: 9780803738645
LCCN: 2012003561
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
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Pub Date: 03/07/2013
Availability: Out of Stock Indefinitely
List: $16.99
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Hardcover Reinforced
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
H 10.31",
W 8.37",
D 0.32",
0.7375 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's For Youth Interest: Popular
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Children's Core Collection, 22nd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 23rd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 24th ed.
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Birds
Friendship
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
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LC Subjects:
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Artists, Fiction
Birds, Fiction
Fear, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Artists, Fiction
Birds, Fiction
Fear, Fiction
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Accelerated Reader Level:
2.4
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Points: 0.5
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 03/01/2013 |
| Wings are overrated. Just ask Hugo. The little bird who's never flown is content to star up at the Eiffel Tower from the ground, thank you very much. So when a bird named Lulu keeps saying they should fly up for a better look, Hugo drags his feet--his FIRMLY-PLANTED feet. 40pp., Color Ill. |
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| Booklist | 03/01/2013 |
| Preschool-Kindergarten. Hugo is a bird who likes his activities close to the ground. Truth be told, he is afraid to fly. So when a cutie named Lulu asks him to fly with her to the top of the Eiffel Tower, he comes up with plenty of excuses for them to do something else: playing in the park, splashing in the fountain, going to the ballet. But Hugo feels he let his new friend down, and he asks a wise old owl for help with his phobia. Here, the story takes a familiar turn as Hugo learns everyone is afraid of something. When Lulu reappears the next day, Hugo confesses his hesitation, but with the help of a good woman, he soars. What sets this story apart from others with the same basic arc is Dominguez's delightful ink and tissue paper collages. Though the lead characters are simply executed, with black ink outlining and highlighting their basic shapes, the Paris setting is neatly captured. Parisians lounge in the park, gas lamps add effect, and the Eiffel Tower looms over the city. A charming little ode to overcoming fear. Cooper, Ilene. 40p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2013. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 11/01/2013 |
| 4. Artsy Parisian bird Hugo is afraid of flying, but his new friend Lulu is keen on seeing the Eiffel Tower with him from above. Flying lessons from an owl help Hugo face both of his fears: flight and telling Lulu the truth. If the uplifting story isn't original, the mixed-media art, capturing the quaint, stately elegance of Paris, certainly is. nb. 32pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2013. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 02/15/2013 |
| Tone and artwork mix beautifully in this endearing tale about overcoming a debilitating fear. Sporting a jaunty scarf, a little yellow bird named Hugo lives on the grounds of a park in Paris. One day, Lulu, a fellow bird, notices him building a sculpture of the Eiffel Tower and offers to take him there. Hugo is able to delay her without confessing his fear of flight, suggesting a tour, a snack and other activities. It is only when he realizes that his fear may limit not just his dreams, but also his friendships that he swallows his pride and asks for help. The front endpapers depicting Hugo's solo amusements are neatly complemented by the back endpapers, which feature Hugo and Lulu together. The book charms from the start, but Dominguez excels with her slow revelation of Hugo's qualms. When readers first meet Hugo, his on-the-ground life appears to be one of choice, not one forced by fear, so this neatly introduces children to the truth that people find ways to hide their fears out of shame. The tissue-and-ink artwork presents surprising textures and rich colors, certain to make a Parisian out of any willing reader. A story that could have been pinned to the ground by didacticism instead soars. (Picture book. 4-8). 40pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2013. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 01/28/2013 |
| Ages 3-5. Hugo is a diehard Parisian boulevardier--which is a little incongruous, because he's also a bird: "Hugo was content living on the ground." But when Hugo meets a soigne bird named Lulu, he realizes that his diversion tactics can't make up for the fact that he's actually afraid to fly. Will Lulu say "au revoir"? Dominguez (Ava Tree and the Wishes Three), in her first outing as both author and illustrator, lets this tale about facing one's fears unfold through wordy, literal insights ("I was afraid of the dark," a helpful owl tells Hugo, "but then I realized all the wonderful things I was missing"), rather than the bubbliness or bon mots one might expect, given the flying theme and Parisian setting. But the story is buoyed by her gifts as an artist. Dominguez's characters, constructed from substantial geometric shapes, have a wholly original look, and her scenes of Paris's grand outdoor spaces exude a feel of en plein air, with thick black outlines, tissue-paper textures, and liberal white space lending a dash of French hauteur. Agent: Linda Pratt, Wernick & Pratt. (Mar.). 40p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2013. |
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| School Library Journal | 03/01/2013 |
| PreS-Gr 1. An uplifting story about conquering fears and making friends. Hugo, the scarf-sporting avian protagonist, prefers walking to flying. He enjoys his ground-based Parisian life, making art instead of nests. While building a model of the Eiffel Tower, he meets Lulu, who invites him to the real landmark. He distracts her with land-bound activities until nighttime falls and she leaves. Saddened by her departure, Hugo admits his fear of flying to Bernard the owl. The old bird wisely remarks that "everyone is afraid of something," and teaches Hugo to fly. With more practice and encouragement, he conquers his fears and befriends Lulu. Mixed-media illustrations delight with rich colors, subtly textured paper backgrounds, and varied perspectives. Drawn with almost stick-figurelike simplicity, the birds charm with their vivacious expressiveness. Playful endpapers feature Hugo engaged in his creative pursuits in the front papers and playing with Lulu in the back pages. Pair this with Rob Scotton's Splish, Splash, Splat! (HarperCollins, 2011) or Melanie Watt's Scaredy Squirrel (Kids Can, 2006) for additional inspiration for anxious youngsters. Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY. 40p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2013. |
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| ~Library Media Connection (Retired Journal) | 08/01/2013 |
| Grades K-3. Hugo is an unusual bird; he prefers living on the ground and walking around Paris rather than flying. Lulu, a more conventional bird, encourages him to fly around Paris to see the sights. Hugo manages to delay flying with Lulu by suggesting other activities, but the truth finally comes out when Hugo confesses to an owl that he's afraid of flying. The old owl reassures Hugo that "everyone is afraid of something" and works with him to overcome his fear. With Lulu's encouragement, he overcomes his fear and spends the day flying around Paris with her. This is an excellent book for helping children understand that being fearful is natural, but that overcoming fears can lead to exciting new adventures and experiences. Full-page illustrations evoke the sights and sounds of Paris perfectly. Gregory Martin, Collection Services Librarian, Assistant Professor of Library Science, Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio. RECOMMENDED. 40pg. ABC-CLIO, INC., c2013. |
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