{"id":39697,"date":"2022-02-18T00:12:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T04:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=39697"},"modified":"2022-02-18T00:18:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T04:18:07","slug":"review-of-mel-fell-by-corey-r-tabor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=39697","title":{"rendered":"Review of Mel Fell, by Corey R. Tabor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mel Fell<\/em><\/p>\n

by Corey R. Tabor<\/p>\n

Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins), 2021. 40 pages.
\nReview written July 10, 2021, from a library book
\n2022 Caldecott Honor Book<\/p>\n

Mel Fell<\/em> is a simple picture book with pizzazz. I love the way it plays with the format of the picture book to catch interest.<\/p>\n

The book begins in an unusual position. You open the book with the spine up. Then we get a tale of a baby kingfisher named Mel who decides it\u2019s time to fly. But when she stepped off the branch, instead of flying, Mel fell.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re zoomed in on Mel and see various creatures try to catch her \u2013 squirrels, bees, a spider \u2013 all to no avail. Then there\u2019s a big \u201cOh no!\u201d and Mel\u2019s eyes that were serenely closed pop open. <\/p>\n

But on the next page, there\u2019s a big splash. Then we see underwater, where Mel catches a fish in her beak, and we\u2019re cleverly asked to turn the book.<\/p>\n

The rest of the book has Mel flying triumphantly out of the water (now with the spine of the book below the pages we\u2019re turning) and up and up, past the creatures we saw on the way down, back to her nest.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all fun and simple, with only a little text on each page, but a dramatic and easy-to-follow story.<\/p>\n

An author\u2019s note at the back explains that kingfishers dive into the water from trees. \u201cA young kingfisher probably doesn\u2019t catch a fish the first time they leave the nest. But then, Mel is a very special bird.\u201d<\/p>\n

coreyrtabor.com<\/a>
\nharpercollinschildrens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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