Buz

Egielski, Richard

3.46

128 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 0060235675 ISBN 13: 9780060235673

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

When a boy swallows a germy bug along with his breakfast cereal, the hapless creature desperately tries to escape from the boy's body via his internal organs, and a pair of policing pills are on the chase.

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About the Author:

Richard Egielski, the illustrator of The Tub People and The Tub Grandfather, both by Pam Conrad, was the winner of the 1987 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Hey, Al. Both Buz and Jazper, which he wrote and illustrated, are New York Times Best Illustrated Books for Children. Mr. Egielski lives in Milford, NJ.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2?One morning, a boy eats a bug along with his cornflakes. As the brief narrative unfolds, viewers glimpse the creature's journey through the boy's body, the doctor's confirmation of the presence of a "bug," and the cops-and-robbers-like chase by the bumbling pills. Egielski makes effective use of double-page close-ups, interior and exterior perspectives, and page layout to build suspense and heighten dramatic impact. The pictures work well from a distance, so groups will enjoy them. The palette changes from fleshy pinks to shadowy blues as Buz moves away from the source of light. An abundance of white highlights on the pills and Buz creates the same shiny look used by the illustrator in Pam Conrad's The Tub People (HarperCollins, 1989), giving the characters a toylike quality. The little creature escapes, but not without catching?a germ. Guess what the doctor prescribes? This is probably not a title one will read again and again, but it is clever enough the first time through. Use it with Chris Van Allsburg's Two Bad Ants (Houghton, 1988) to portray unusual adventures from out-of-the-ordinary perspectives.?Wendy Lukehart, Dauphin County Library, Harrisburg, PA
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