Joan De Deu Prats

Sebastian’s Roller Skates is an enjoyable book that reminds children and adults to worry less and find the fun parts of life and capitalize on them. The vivid details and writing style in this book provides a heartwarming, carefree story about being outgoing and saying what one wants to say.
The story of Sebastian begins with a shy young boy that finds roller skates, practices, learns to worry less and have fun, and ultimately become more outgoing because of this newly found airy demeanor. show more The plot and details provide an effective and enthralling outline of Sebastian’s transformation. The practice on the roller skates are pivotal scenes that illustrate his growth. The exposition involving his shy glances and the listing of what he wanted to say but couldn’t gave a character outline of Sebastian. The climactic portion as he learns to roller skate and asks his friend to roller skate with him also highlights his growth and the resolution that results in him becoming more easygoing. Sebastian’s Roller Skates is a relaxed book that provides fun insight into a more carefree outlook on life. show less

This picture book from Spain features Sebastian, a boy so shy that he can barely whisper a word to his apartment-house neighbors, his barber, or even his teacher. Inside his head, though, he has plenty to say. Finding a pair of roller skates abandoned in the park, he tries skating but goes so slowly that he stumbles from one place to the next. When he catches hold of a runaway dog's leash and takes a wild ride though the park, Sebastian is spurred to overcome his hesitancy in skating and, show more even better, in speaking to those around him. His happiness shines from his face and from the collage of images that represent his words and thoughts. First in shades of gray and later in brilliant colors, the collage elements imaginatively express what Sebastian is feeling as well as what he is saying. The universality of Sebastian's experience ensures that this pleasing picture book, translated from the original Catalan, will resonate with children on this side of the Atlantic. show less

This book tells that a little boy did not talk too much because of shy, even if he had so much to say. One day, when he found a pair of slates and started skating, he felt a sense of bravery and was able to break away from his shyness and say all the things he wants to say but never said before. The theme of this book is very good for children to read, thus I'd like to use this book in my teaching. This book is good for 2-4 grade students to read.

This story is about a young shy boy named Sebastian. One day Sebastian is in the park and he finds a pair of roller skates. He decides to try them on and start skating. At first he is not very good. He then starts to practice every day he can. Eventually Sebastian becomes really good at roller skating. Sebastian then uses his new found roller skating talent to gain confidence in himself, especially when he is talking to people. Roller skating has shown him that it is important to speak and show more that his voice does matter. I liked this story and how the roller skates symbolize something so much bigger. I think it is amazing that in this story a pari of old skates and gaining the ability to skate helps a young boy gain so much confidence that he begins to communicate differently. I also liked how at the end Sebastian used his new found confidence and abilities to help someone who was a lot like him at one time. show less