After reading What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom I was enthralled with the works of both authors and illustrators.
In What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? the text was highly informative. Small blurbs about was each animal does with his or her nose, tail, eyes, ears, and so on, had me asking for more about the specific animals. And lucky for me, there was additional information about each animal at the end of the book. This could be helpful for students doing projects on animals. This book is also fun in that it can be used as a guessing game of sorts. Asking students to identify the animals by their noses and ears, and mouths can be fun. The written blurbs about each animal were presented in interesting ways. For example, the words projected from the skunk's tail as if it were really spraying that stinky perfume. However, I was most impressed with the illustrations in this book. The illustrations are cut-paper collages! This gave me a 3D visual in a sense. You can see the texture in each animal, which is very appealing to the eye. Overall this book was beautiful and entertaining.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom was another remarkable picture book. The story was beautifully crafted. I really liked the way the auther chose to represent dialogue. When Harriet speaks she has her own font that is slightly larger than the narration. When God speaks the words are much larger and in a grayer font color making it seem more abstract. The author includes a description of slavery in the foreward, prepping the audience for what is about to happen in the story. She also provides a brief synopsis of Harriet Tubman's life. Both are essential to the story. They illustrations of this book are incredible! The richness of the colors, the visions of night, and the shadowing are amazing visual effects. I'm almost speechless when it comes to the illustrations because they are that moving and beautiful.
Both of these works are remarkable in their writings and illustrations.