13 Words written by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Maira Kalman
Synopsis:
Here is a word book like no other! Only Lemony Snicket could so adeptly weave such startlingly beautiful adventure out of a collection of the most essential words of all time, including Bird, Dog, Cake, Panache, Despondent, and of course, Haberdashery.
Here is a word book like no other! Only Lemony Snicket could so adeptly weave such startlingly beautiful adventure out of a collection of the most essential words of all time, including Bird, Dog, Cake, Panache, Despondent, and of course, Haberdashery.
Comments:
According to Andy Whitlock from the website http://www.13-words.com/, “13 words is the perfect number to explain the essence of an idea”. With this in mind I began my search of ads and famous quotes and indeed found that often, thirteen words are all it takes. Now, take 13 random and seemingly unrelated words, and use them into create two completely different stories (which is what Lemony Snicket does in this brilliant picture book) and you have the makings of an imaginative writing lesson. The vocabulary is as rich as Lemony Snicket is unique and will inspire any creative writer to dust off their thesaurus for a writing assignment. Add to this uniqueness Maira Kalman’s interpretative illustrations and you’ll spend hours exploring the connections between the art work and the text.
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