Green Lizards vs. Red Rectangles
by Steve Antony
Scholastic Press, New York, 2015. 32 pages.
Okay, there’s something that simply pleases me about this book.
Why green lizards and red rectangles? I have no idea, and we’re never told. What we are told is that the green lizards and the red rectangles were at war.
The story is simple, and the pictures are everything. This book is primarily about clever graphic design. Which is tremendously clever and fun.
But it does also have a good message. Sometimes fighting is not a good idea, and if you work at it, you may find a solution.
This is the sort of book that makes me laugh because of what’s taken for granted. Green lizards and red rectangles? At war? How on earth did the author come up with that? I don’t know, but the result is beautiful, clever, and has a good message.
The next time you’re tempted to fight, ask yourself, Are we like green lizards and red rectangles? If we think hard enough, is there a way we could get along?
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