The Boy and The Airplane

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The Boy and The Airplane by Mark Pett (2013)

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It is hard to know where to put our SAS stamp on this wonderful new picture book, as it is so aesthetically lovely; another example of a wordless picture book with limited, subtle coloring. Pett’s story is a mentor text for teachers and parents who want their child to understand the concept of patience and perseverance. http://www.markpett.com/authorstrator/

I enjoyed reading Mark Pett’s blog as he shares the history of how he began to draw his cartoons wordlessly, and how that lead him to writing a wordless picture book. But even more than Mark’s blog, I enjoyed the sophisticated and detailed review given by Laura Hudock, as she writes about an amazing lesson she had with a first grade class, when using The Boy and The Airplane as a read-aloud. Laura was obviously blown away by the post read-aloud discussions of her students and commented “The complexities of student’s visual meaning-making are evident in these responses that range from subversiveness, empathy, and inferences to personal and text-to-text connections” It’s pretty amazing how much learning happens when you start with a great text.

8 thoughts on “The Boy and The Airplane”

  1. Hi Kimbra,
    Great to meet you on the Kid Lit Blog Hop. So lovely to meet fellow Aussie’s.
    The Boy and The Airplane looks wonderful, we will have to look it up. I hope you will drop by the hop again, cheers Julie Grasso

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  2. Hopping over from the Kid Lit Blog Hop. We love wordless picture book, and I will have to try and find this one. It is so refreshing to have the freedom to make up any story you want to go along with the pictures.

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  3. This sounds like a great book Kimbra, and so great to connect with you at the Kid Lit Blog hop. Always excited to meet a fellow Aussie. Looking forward to hearing further about your time in Shanghai.

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  5. We read Girl and Bicycle and it was super fun to read. Will look for this one too. Thanks for joining us on the KidLit BlogHop Kimbra!
    -Reshama @ Stackingbooks

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  6. Fascinating. Thanks so much for including the links to Mark Pett’s blog post and Laura Hudock’s experience with the book in her classroom — they both added so much to the understanding of this book. I cannot wait to get a copy for my toddler and see what he thinks about the story. Thanks for posting on the Kid Lit Blog Hop 🙂

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  7. Hi Kimbra,

    First off, big welcome to the Kid Lit Blog Hop. So happy to have you with us. I’m sorry for the delay in hopping over to say hello – I’ve been down with the flu. I will also be in touch with you by email soon!

    Great recommendation for a wordless picture book and how interesting to hear about Laura Hudock’s experience with using the book in a class discussion. Very cool! Thanks for linking into the Kid Lit Blog Hop. I hope we’ll see you again. 🙂

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