The Red Book - Written by Barbara Lehman

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I think this book is suitable for 5-8 years old children to read, since I think the real meaning can only be understood by elder children. In the beginning, I was attracted by the book after hearing teacher’s briefly introduction, and when I read it I found that its illustrations help the whole book present in a special way. And I will analysis it in the following paragraphs. Now I want to divide the book into two parts. First is their illustration, and second is the content.

When it comes to illustrations, I am fond of the idea that authors used to show the distances; in these pictures, it’s just like taking a photo, and we find some clearer details by changing focal length. It enlarges something we want to see. We can clearly get the idea and the marvelous feeling as if we are the characters in the book. There is no word in the book, and I think it is quiet smart because this kind of plot is hard to describe by words, and it will be much easier to show it by pictures. In addition, the front cover is red and there is only a small girl on it; it’s a very clean design, also the red color enables readers feel happy and full of passion to read it.

Next, I would like to talk about its content. As what I said before, the real meaning may not be easily understood if the readers are too young. I think the plot is very interesting that you find someone who you are looking at may also look at you! It’s exciting to know this feeling of pry. Moreover, the content also shows the experience that two people meet each others and then become good friends. I t will be good for children to see this part because children may feel happy when meet someone new. However, the following plot describes that the two people SEEM to loss each other, and one of them is very sad. I like the illustration which talks about the sad feeling of the little boy very much, and I think it really touch me. When I looked at this picture, I felt so bad, and familiar with it. It’s just like kind of human natures, you can feel it, and you must have the similar experience that you feel sad and helpless, but there’s nothing you can do. I think this is my favorite part of the book. You can feel it exactly by looking at the illustrations. The book shows the part of apartness, and the inner feeling of unhappiness very realistic. In my personal opinion, children may only get the pictures of this if they are old enough. That is to say, children may be unable to taste the feeling when they are too young. However, the book also ends in a happy ending so that children won’t feel so frustrating after reading it. I think the real meaning is worthy to think over and over again. If we loss someone in life without any reason or awareness? By the way, it’s better that someone reads the story for you with looking at pictures because readers can be easier to understand what the author want to express. (Since I introduce this book to many of my family and friends, and they seem can’t feel it by simply looking at the pictures. After I reading it with them, they all think it’s more interesting and significant.)