PICTURE BOOK REVIEW : Bookie & Cookie & Bookie & Cookie turn the page by Blanca Gomez
ABOUT THE BOOK
REVIEW
Bookie and Cookie live on opposite sides of the book. Bookie loves books and Cookies loves baking cookies. They enjoy spending time reading and eating cookies. But Cookie doesn't visit Bookie's side of the book, he prefers the familiar environment of his own home. Despite Bookie's invitation to visit, Cookie can't bring himself to leave his home. Bookie leaves in a huff leaving both friends hurt and angry. Both friends make overtures towards repairing their friendship. But can they find a compromise that will work? This sweet story not only highlights a sweet friendship but the importance of compromise. Despite his frustration, Bookie cares enough for his friend to find a way to make trying something new appealing enough for Cookie to take the risk. Bookie and Cookie make appealing characters in the text and the adorable illustrations. Turning each page into separate homes for the boys is a clever touch. Additional fun features in the illustrations include a sign that says "Page Sweet Page" and a picture of a caterpillar that looks suspiciously like the very hungry caterpillar among Bookie's bookshelves. A sweet tale that reminds readers that relationships are always worth the effort it takes to maintain them.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In this companion to Bookie & Cookie, the friends find themselves on a blank page, wondering what might be next. Bookie imagines something wonderful such as a bright sunny day, but Cookie worries that it might be something terrible, like an awful stormy day. "We might find a field full of butterflies," Bookie suggests, but Cookie is afraid it might instead be a marsh full of mosquitoes! Will Bookie ever be able to convince his nervous friend to turn the page and find out? A delightful surprise is waiting there.
REVIEW
In this second story about friends Bookie & Cookie, they stand on a blank page contemplating their next adventure. Bookie suggests they 'turn the page'. But Cookie's worries about the possibility of something bad happening keeps him from stepping into the next adventure. Each time Bookie suggests something wonderful could be on the next page, Cookie turns it into something horrible. The 'imagined' events are illustrated in drawings that look like they were drawn by a child with crayons (colored pencils and Photoshop). It's delightful the way Bookie takes each of Cookie's worries and turns it into something positive. Still, Cookie's reluctant to take the risk, until he points out that standing on a dull, white page of nothing could happen and Bookie points out that that is what they are already doing. It turns out taking a risk can have delightful results! Bookie's patience with his nervous friend proves to be just the thing in helping Cookie try something new when he's ready. A delightfully sweet reminder that trying new things is easier with a friend at your side.
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