The Barnabus Project

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I agree with some other reviews that maybe this is perhaps a shade darker than what is expected, or wanted, of children's books so maybe this would be for the older range of younger children (I don't even know what the age range is for this one, to be fair).

Barnabus is an entirely fictional character, yet one feels attached to him and concerned for his welfare… The Barnabus Project is a book with wide appeal. In comparison the spread where the projects actually see the "mountains", the pages have natural, warm and bright colours used. It is also a little rushed near the end and I think an extra few pages to flesh things out a bit would've been helpful. Not only is this a nice touch for the readers of the Fan brothers' first book, but it shows the brothers' eye for detail as well.

Born in Hawaii and raised in Toronto, he attended the Ontario College of Art and Design, where he studied illustration, sculpture and f ilm.

Evocative art captures the Earthly night and lunar landscape…gracefully layered and developed, this pensive account speaks to one boy’s experience and to his burgeoning curiosity and courage.

The Vocabu-Library resource from Vocabulary Ninja is a comprehensive vocabulary resource designed to unpick and explain the vocabulary found within classic and modern children’s literature. At seventy-two pages, this is a very long picture-book, but it isn't particularly text-dense, so it doesn't feel that long.

Pip reveals that the Green Rubber Suits are planning to recycle all the Failed Projects to make them perfect.The moment Ambrose Brody steps into a fortune-teller's tent, he is whisked into a quest that spans millennia with his best friend, an enigmatic carnival girl, and an unusual family heirloom that drops them into the middle of the nineteenth century!

Therefore Pip makes the decision to escape his jar and take his friends with him so that they are not recycled either. Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city streets, luring growling bellies to the Night Owl. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom - and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are.I found the story here entertaining and ultimately heartwarming, reminded at least in part of one of my favorite children's novels, Mrs. A stronger ending in my opinion would have been to accept everyone as they are, perfect or otherwise. But I think it's still an important message; even if the way it's delivered isn't the standard happily ever after.