Extreme Opposites

by Max Dalton, Max Dalton (Illustrator)

Overview

These are not your ordinary opposites, they are EXTREME! Extremely funny and extremely clever, combining superlatives and opposites. Knights and dragons, castaways and off-hour Santas, dinosaurs and pirates, mimes and scuba divers populate this imaginative universe. And with just two words per page, you and your little one will have more time to linger over the irresistible illustrations and relish this recital of reverse attractions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567925036
Publisher:	David R. Godine, Publisher
Publication date:	12/31/2013
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 6.33(h) x 0.48(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

Max Dalton lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has too many interests to list here—from writing to painting to playing music and reading about animals—but his all-time favorite is drawing. He often works with Peter Ackerman and is the illustrator of The Lonely Phone Booth, The Lonely Typewriter, The Screaming Chef and Extreme Opposites.

Editorial Reviews

"Subtle and wry, Extreme Opposites is as much a source of amusement for grown-ups and older children as a pedagogical exercise for younger ones."—The Wall Street Journal

From the Publisher

2013-09-01
A witty, sophisticated book of opposites. "Too big": A dismayed big-game hunter looks down at three colossal footprints while his porters chuckle at his discomfiture. "Too small": A bearded castaway leans against a palm tree on an islet that's just barely big enough. "Too late": A quartet of dinosaurs, bags packed, dolefully watches the ark disappearing over the horizon. "Too early": A rooster crows, silhouetted in the window against a starry night sky, with an irate would-be sleeper glaring at him from bed. Not for children just learning opposites, these illustrations invite older kids to study visual irony--sometimes with guidance. While most kids will get "too heavy/too light" (a stork struggles to carry a baby elephant in a sling; a child is carried aloft by a just-bought balloon), other images may require some explanation. "Too noisy" depicts a couple of mimes, aghast, with a squalling baby; "too quiet" presents a scuba diver in the embrace of a giant octopus, trying in vain to signal another diver, who's swimming away. The cartoons' hip, limited palette and dry wit will appeal to adults, but the images never lose sight of the child audience, as is manifest in a couple of quite funny underwear-related gags ("too loose/too tight"). With whole stories unfurling in each image, the book has potential for classroom use as well as for solo enjoyment. (Picture book. 6-10)

Kirkus Reviews