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Susanne Straßer

Author of So Far Up

16+ Works 307 Members 3 Reviews

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Works by Susanne Straßer

Associated Works

Mr. Happy and Miss Grimm (2013) — Illustrator — 23 copies
Mes parents adorent les animaux (2009) — Illustrator, some editions — 4 copies

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Straßer, Susanne
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This deceptively simple board book offers a gentle, repetitive story and a surprise ending.

In the window of a tall house sits a cake. Along comes bear, who is very hungry. But the cake is so far up! As more animals appear, they each climb on top of bear but they still can't reach. Finally, a child appears in the window and... the cake is gone. Or is it?

Close observers will see a black bird on the telephone wire, edging closer and closer and finally snapping up the cherry on the cake, even as show more the animals suffer (they think) final disappointment. SPOILER: The child brings the cake down to share!

Cute, minimalist illustrations show a range of animals stacking themselves up in kooky attitudes in an effort to reach that delicious cake, but they're just not close enough. The sounds each animal makes as it jumps atop the previous one are delightful, from "fwoop" to "hippity hop".

Verdict: A quirky but fun addition to your board book collection.

ISBN: 9781580898485; Published January 2018 by Charlesbridge; Borrowed from another library in my consortium
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So Far Up is a perfect book for sharing with toddlers. It's simple and repetitive, it introduces various animals and opposites,and it has a simple story line. The only thing that could make it better would be a larger size for sharing with bigger groups. It was a storytime hit with a small group.

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La ballena se está bañando. ¡Fantástico!
En la puerta del baño aparece la tortuga.
«¿Puedo meterme en la bañera?».
¡CHIP, CHAP! Ya está en el agua…
¿Quién más vendrá?
Una divertida historia de baño para los más pequeños.

Susanne Straßer nos ofrece una nueva entrega de la colección «Mejor con Amigos», siguiendo el patrón de cuento acumulativo que gusta tanto a los niños de estas edades, con un trazo en línea clara (monotipo) y colores vivos. En este caso, se ubica en el show more cuarto de baño, donde la ballena está feliz en la bañera hasta que es interrumpida una y otra vez por otros animales que también quieren bañarse. Llega la tortuga, el castor, el flamenco, el oso polar… y la expresión facial de la ballena va cambiando a cada página, provocando en el lector cada vez más suspense por lo que va a ocurrir al final… Un cuento tan divertido como los anteriores. Sus onomatopeyas y su texto rítmico lo hacen aún más divertido al leerlo en voz alta. show less

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16
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307
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Rating
4.1
Reviews
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ISBNs
49
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