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Wells turns her imagination and talent to introducing the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein to the very young in a one-of-a-kind collection that showcases 16 favorites from the musicals Oklahoma , Carousel, The King and I and South Pacific. Full color.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
PreS-Gr 3-In a note, Wells states that "Children no longer know these haunting melodies and lyrics as we once did." Therein lies the problem. Although these 16 selections are immediately recognizable to the generations who were exposed to them, they may not be familiar to today's children. And although some of them roll deftly off the tongue when read aloud in a picture book, and some may have a lovely sentiment easily understood by youngsters, many, sadly, do not. While there is little dispute to the cleverness of choosing, say, a guinea pig to illustrate "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," as this little creature lathers up, rinses, towels off, and blows dry her fur, children may not see the humor in it that adults, remembering the movie scene with Mary Martin, will find. While few can quibble with the universal appeal of the words to "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," lyrics to "If I Loved You" may be more obtuse for a young audience. The book is slightly oversized, the colors are bright and well chosen, and the animals dance and cavort in their ever-appealing way. However, this collection does not translate smoothly to a picture-book format. A leaflet in an envelope on the endpaper has the music for all of the selections; it certainly helps, but likely will be lost after a few circulations.-Jane Marino, Scarsdale Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Rosemary Wells's beloved characters make their Broadway debut in Getting to Know You! Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites, an oversize edition with excerpts from 16 of the duo's most popular tunes. One of Wells's signature bunnies, drawn in pastels, awakens in his bed to "a bright, golden haze on the meadow" ("Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' "), and chicks and ducks and geese really do scurry as a pair of straw-hatted ducks take out their "Surrey with the Fringe on Top." "Mister Snow" makes for a neatly complete vignette, but "If I Loved You" may leave youngsters stumped. Tucked in the back, a songbook offers the complete words and melody line to each tune. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Wells notes in an introduction that children no longer know these haunting melodies and lyrics, but it's doubtful that this book will do much to change that. Despite some affectionate portraiture and all-around good-humor, the book remains a coffee-table gallery of Wells's inimitable chicks and ducks and geese and bunnies. Stripped of context and music (melody lines are relegated to a pamphlet tucked into the back), the lyrics don't mean much. From HORN BOOK Spring 2003, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
Wells has illustrated excerpts from well-known songs from Oklahoma, The King and I, Carousel, and South Pacific. In the thick and vibrant colors and large, square format, readers will recognize from My Very First Mother Goose (1996) and Here Comes Mother Goose (1999), her bunnies, guinea pigs, and bison cavort, cuddle, and dance across the pages to Hammerstein's lyrics. A songbook in a back pocket provides Rodgers's music (a single line of melody, for vocals). Usually the selection is a single verse, and works perfectly for songs like "Oh! What a Beautiful Morning," "Oklahoma," and "Shall We Dance." However, in too many others, the magic of the music is destroyed in the alteration. "I Whistle a Happy Tune" has lost an entire line, ruining its symmetry. Extremely short versions of "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" and "Some Enchanted Evening" are confusingly abrupt. And tragically, the last segment of "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" rushes to its conclusion: the magically thrice repeated "Don't you wish't you'd go on ferever" is written only once on the page. The result is a tune that simply doesn't work--how does one sing that? Supposedly, these were very deliberate design decisions, and in all other aspects, this is a lovely book--Wells's warm lines match the mood of the songs perfectly. Families who know these songs might enjoy singing with this as long as they can deal with the missing lyrics. Those unfamiliar with the songs will find the flaws jolting and unsatisfactory. The songbook in the back pocket and serious flaws make this a questionable purchase for libraries. (Nonfiction. 4-8)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 2^-4, younger for reading aloud. Put a tune to the title, and you have both intent and content as Wells' familiar animal characters enact 16 songs from four Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals: Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, and The King and I. Wells notes that she selected the songs, which are grouped into three categories, for their relevancy to childhood experience and their depiction of the delight of discovery, elements that she evokes in her large illustrations (two or more double-page spreads for each song). Wells' palette is more intense than usual here, and her art is fresh and original: for "Oklahoma!" a picture of Papa bunny and his daughter planting seeds is followed by a full spread with bunny figures entwined in the letters that spell out the song's name. Some of the songs will be more familiar than others, just as some of the dramatizations are more literal than others. But children need not know the music to find the roundup delightful, and adults reading to kids will be hard-pressed not to break into song. A booklet with music and lyrics for all 16 songs is tucked into the back cover. --Julie Cummins