{"id":5205,"date":"2018-08-23T08:50:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T15:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/?p=5205"},"modified":"2018-08-22T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T22:07:46","slug":"sneaky-little-beagle-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/2018\/08\/sneaky-little-beagle-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Sneaky Little Beagle review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Sneaky Little Beagle<\/strong><\/a>, a new color storybook from Hallmark, is more a book to read to someone than it is to read to yourself. For one thing, it’s better out loud; the book is set to the tune of the song “Itsy Bitsy Spider”. And for another, the book has a surprise on the last page… only if you’re the one turning the pages, it’s not much of a surprise. You know something is up because the paper is suddenly thicker and stiffer. But if you’re turning the page for someone looking on, perhaps the pop-up that appears really will be a surprise (especially if they are not yet a reader, as the cover and the title page both tell you that pop-up artist Brian Pilachowski worked on the book. (This is not a unique usage or problem; Back in 1991, I was reading a graphic novel based on the\u00a0Terminator<\/em> movies called\u00a0One-Shot<\/em>, and at a climactic scene, suddenly the paper was thick and stiff and something was clearly up. So the pop-up was interesting rather than a surprise.)<\/p>\n

If you do choose to read it out loud to someone, practice it first. Sometimes, you have to force the syllables a bit to meet the meter of the song.<\/p>\n

The story is basically one of Snoopy trying to scare the kids by jumping out at them while wearing a spider costume. Why a spider costume? There’s no in-story reason… but the out-of-story reason is that Hallmark has also just released a toy Snoopy in a spider costume.<\/p>\n

Is this some ideal form of storybook? Nah, it feels like it’s serving too many master, trying to fit the music and tie in to the toy. But it’s a slick production, each illustration by Rich LaPierre is well done.<\/p>\n

This one’s not available through Amazon, but is likely to be at your local Hallmark store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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