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...splendid satirical romp, with an equally splendid profusion of watercolour illustrations by the inimitable Gary Clement... (Globe and Mail 20091209)
The humor is dry and affectionate, the rhyming text delights with sly turns of phrase, the watercolor cartoons are whimsical...[A] holiday treat... (School Library Journal )
This critique of consumerism has the irreverent, biting humour of all King's Coyote stories, a refreshing alternative to sentimental Christmas fare. (Toronto Star )
The humor is dry and affectionate, the rhyming text delights with sly turns of phrase, the watercolor cartoons are whimsical...[A] holiday treat... (School Library Journal )
This critique of consumerism has the irreverent, biting humour of all King's Coyote stories, a refreshing alternative to sentimental Christmas fare. (Toronto Star )
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Winner of the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Awards, Best Picture Book.
Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall — a place they have never seen before.
Coyote gleefully shops with abandon, only to discover that fi lling your shopping cart with goodies is not quite the same thing as actually paying for them. The trickster is tricked and goes back to his cabin in the woods — somewhat subdued — though nothing can keep Coyote down for long.
(20091001)
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a Christmas perspective most of us have all but forgotten about...,
By lilbasie (toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Coyote Solstice Tale (Hardcover)
An awesome book to share with your entire family regardless of age. Thank you Thomas King for the subtle yet effective reminder that Christmas should be so much more than an annual buying frenzy for merchandise we probably can't afford and didn't really need in the first place. Terrific story with wonderful illustrations. Highly recommended.
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Sweet and Humourous,
By "Nienna" "Niennaainur" (Niagara Region of Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Coyote Solstice Tale (Hardcover)
I just heard the author read this on CBC. It is a lovely humourous story (in rhyme)with a message about the environment, holiday spirit, and human priorities.
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This review is from: A Coyote Solstice Tale (Hardcover)
At age 70, I am too old for children's books, but this one captured me heart and soul. Coyote learns about how mall-based Christmas differs from Solstice as he, the animals, and the people have always celebrated it. He is devastated, but not to devastated to make a joke about it in the end. I have addressed the same topic in my own writing The Globalisation of Addiction but Coyote is far more succinct.
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a Christmas perspective most of us have all but forgotten about...,
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This review is from: A Coyote Solstice Tale (Hardcover)
An awesome book to share with your entire family regardless of age. Thank you Thomas King for the subtle yet effective reminder that Christmas should be so much more than an annual buying frenzy for merchandise we probably can't afford and didn't really need in the first place. Terrific story with wonderful illustrations. Highly recommended.
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