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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
K-Gr 4-- Dexter Shuffles, Charlie Ax, and Mrs. Woolsox--all of whose names fit them to a tee--regularly visit postmaster Vernon Stamps at the Toddlecreek post office. Here, stories are told, pleasantries are exchanged, merchandise is bartered, and the villagers are comfortable with one another. Even Silken and the Mayor, neigborhood dogs, arrive daily to take their places on the sunny spots on the floor. However, all of this ends when an inspector arrives and decrees that there is not enough offical post office business, and closes the building. Shulevitz's fresh, orderly, yet angular, watercolors, which fill up the right-hand pages in complement to the text on the left, are just right for group sharing. They will also inspire ``pore-over'' times for one-on-one readers. The appearance of the postal inspector casts a gloom upon that unsuspecting group, and the characters magnificently become wooden in personality and expression, clearly indicating how stunned they are at the news. Both the illustrations--reminiscent of slow, quiet ways--and the original, easily told tale, create a sense of nostalgia, a celebration of simpler times. The best element is the book's absolute success in recalling ``what was'' and introducing today's children to America's past. Use with Rachel Field's General Store (Greenwillow, 1988), Tracy Pearson's The Storekeeper (Dial, 1988), and Anne Shelby's We Keep a Store (Orchard, 1990) for a more fanciful look at bygone times. --Carolyn Vang Schuler, Monroe County Library System, Rochester, 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
In words that are spare and to the point, the story of Toddlecreek village and its post office unfolds. Postmaster Vernon Stamps was both kind enough to allow his post office to be used as the town's social center, and wise enough to know that even if a less than interesting person repeats the same anecdotes, perhaps there is a duty to listen. Friends were always welcome--a pair of dogs, a retired lumberman, a lonely old lady whose lamp needed fixing. Into this genial hubbub came the steely postal inspector armed with the twin virtues--accuracy and efficiency. Displeased by this communal atmosphere, she closed the post office for good. More than a gathering place was lost: a way of life disappeared, and Toddlecreek was poorer for it. Shulevitz shows himself once again to be a master of the watercolor medium--each painting glows with inner light. This message is at once age-old and timely, but the subtlety of the narrative and the stylization of the art gear this work toward an older audience. All ages. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
A small post office that is the heart of the village of Toddlecreek - a combination community center, library, shelter, and repair shop - is summarily closed by a rigid postal inspector due to lack of official business. A nostalgic look at a vanished way of life, illustrated with impressionistic watercolors awash in blue. From HORN BOOK 1990, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
An elegiac portrait of a vanishing phenomenon: a country post office that serves as community center for old men, old dogs, or young mothers, with a gentle postmaster who's as likely to help sew on a button as sell a stamp. In the end, without discussion, an inspector closes the place: too small. Shulevitz's masterly watercolors--faceted, Braque-like, in glowing blues and browns--are full of warmth and the tension of implied drama; his affectionate descriptions of Toddlecreek's citizens are imbued with a sad, wry humor. A beautiful book that makes a quiet but telling plea for little things of value, always at risk from the juggernaut of progress. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 7-9. The small village of Toddlecreek has its own post office. It's the place where postmaster Vernon Stamps arranges money orders and takes in letters. It is also the place where Silken the dog and loner Dexter Shuffles spend their days. Vernon wants to be helpful to his patrons, so he fixes Mrs. Woolsox's lamp and sews the buttons on Albert Flex's jacket. Then, one day, the postal inspector arrives; to her expert eye, "a small village like Toddlecreek does not have enough post-office business. Therefore, this post office must be closed." Readers, who have already sat through a tedious recitation of the post office's activities, might hope at this point for a happy ending. No such luck. Vernon locks up the post office, and the patrons are left to their own devices ("Silken was never seen again. . . . Some say she went north to join the wolves. Others say she was killed by a hunter"). Then the post office is torn down. Although this looks like a traditional picture book, it is certainly not for young children. Even middle-graders who are able to read it them~selves may not be much moved by this "elegy to an America that was," as the flap copy puts it.As always, Shulevitz' artwork is striking. Here he uses morning golds and midnight blue; purples express the changing mood. The geometric-looking pictures have the feel of WPA art, which works in tandem with the story's messages about life in a slower time. This will be of most use as curriculum support in units about a changing America. Pair it with books like Wilson's Acacia Terrace [BKL F 15 90] as a jumping-off point for discussion. But don't put it with the picture books. ~--Ilene Cooper