I See a Song

I thought this was a great picture book. The illustrations grasp any reader's attention with the use of many colors. What is also great about the illustrations because they do a fantastic job of telling the story. This also forces readers to interpret the pictures used in the book to create their own assumption of what's going on. Any student that loves picture books would be more than happy to check this one out. Overall, the main message of the text is to create your own message and find what you can take away from the illustrations.

Music can be seen and felt. The conductor painted a picture with colorful shapes to represent how he saw and hoped his audience would see the music he was creating. The pictures were very Eric Carle like. It has an implicit theme, not directly stated. Everyone can feel something when listening to music. The author shows colors and pictures that go along with how they experience music. Music has the power to transport listeners. It invokes emotion and triggers the imagination. Something small can grow into something big and become small again, much like the cycle of life.

I enjoyed reading this book with my children's literature class. This is a wordless picture book, and in my opinion I think it is very abstract. I believe Eric Carle wants the reader to interpret his work. There is no wrong or right answer. However, Carle uses the elements of life and music throughout the book. I also love how the violinist speaks to the reader as his audience. I enjoyed watching the concert as I read the book. The theme that our class came up with collectively is that, "Music has the power to transport listeners. It invokes emotion and triggers the imagination something small can grow into something nig and become small again,much like the cycle".

It is interesting. I've read other books by Eric Carle and they are favorites to many people. Personally, I don't know what a book is without words. When you watch the video interpretation of the book with music it is really beautiful and draws feeling out of me in the same way that books with words do. I think this could be a great book to use with preschoolers to build their confidence with books. It also opens up a discussion to talk about feelings and how art, such as music and paintings, express what we feel inside.

Absolute 10/10. I love anything written/illustrated by Eric Carle. This books use of imagery to tell a story rather than words is amazing. This book is perfect for someone of any age, because it's exactly what you make of it. I saw the creation story from the Bible, and enjoyed all of the pictures and colors for what they were.

I like this book for two reasons. First, I like the book because of the illustrations. The book includes no text it is simply illustrations. Each page consists of different shapes and colors. The colors are vibrant which engage the reader. The second reason I like this book is because it requires the reader to use their imagination. Since there are only illustrations it forces the reader to use their imagination to figure out what they think is happening throughout the story. This book is great for younger grades and can be a good book to use when talking about assumptions. The students can look at the illustrations and come up with a story for the book since there is not specific text to follow along. This book can be used for so many show more different things in the classroom. It was the first book I looked at that did not have any text to go along with the story. I found it very interesting and would definitely include it in my classroom library as a future educator. I think the central purpose of the story is to engage readers and encourage them to use their imaginations to come up with their own story. show less

This book is absolutely wonderful. I love the illustrations, they are loud and gorgeous. Each is made up of bright and colorful collages. Considering that there are no words after the introduction in the beginning, the pictures really do tell the story. I love the purpose of this story as well. This leaves children to interpret the pictures themselves, and take what they want from the story. Any child that loves art will really be interested in the illustrations and will love analyzing each page. Overall, this story does not have a specific main message. It pushes readers to make their own assumptions and analysis of the story. The main message is what the child decides they want to take away.