Book Review (The Little Mermaid)

 

"Who are you? " he asked. She couldn't answer. He asked again. She still couldn't answer. Instead, she smiled.  (p.42)

In the deep sea, there were six mermaids. They were allowed to rise above the sea at fifteen years old. When the littlest mermaid's fifteenth birthday, she looked a ship and a handsome young man; prince. Suddenly a storm broken a ship and the crew were dropped out into the sea. Then she saved prince's  life and went back to the deep sea with satisfaction. After this incident, she began to think for the prince, but...

I love this story with all my heart. This story wasn't give relief too much because no one was bad. But THIS is just great! I don't like convenient story. There are nothing to gain.

Book Review (Stories of Dolls)

 

She took Daisy's hand and led her to the car. But Daisy had forgotten something... (p.37)

It was the day of the school fair. Daisy run around with her doll Ella. She found a table full with toys and put it on. Then she went to her mother because she called her to go home, without her precious doll...

All illustration were cute! This story is my best. I often forget something somewhere, too (LOL)! I couldn't thought such book tell me a lesson...

Book Review (Fancy Nancy: Every Day is Earth Day)

 

"Dad, don't waste water. Get clean, but stay green." (p. 15)

At first Nancy didn't like green. However when her class decided the rules to protect their (also our) planet, she began to favor green color. She did many works in accordance to rules (sometimes she made mistakes...)

First of all, everything of this book is cute! Not only illustration but also descriptions of words are pretty! I never read such wonderful book. I love it very much. 

Book Review (Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School)

 

At home, it is sad to see the empty fishbowl.Mom is about to throw out the pebbles. Then, all of sudden, I get an idea that is imaginative. (pp.24~25)

Three days ago of the 100th day of school, Nancy had a dilemma. She didn't know what to bring in for the 100th day. Her friends brought a hat with one hundred feathers, one hundred stamps in his album, one hundred pennies in a piggy bank and so on. She looked for one hundred thing around her home. Then, all of sudden, she heard her sister crying. She cried because her goldfish was dead. But it gave Nancy a hint of the thing for 100th day.

Her idea was great. Her work was beautiful and it will make goldfish over the heaven happy.

Book Review (Fancy Nancy: Apples Galore!)

 

Ooh la la!Today our class is going on a trip. We are going apple picking. (p.2)

It was autumn. Today's class was a trip for apple picking. She and her buddy Lionel were looking forward to. But there was a problem; Lionel was a mischievous boy. He made jokes on bus and in the galore. Finally he broke a promise that they can't climb on apple branches...

I like autumn, too! (because I was born in autumn.) After reading I wanted to eat some apples...
Nancy was cute this time, too!

Book Review (Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert)

 

In the fall, poison ivy turns red.It looks very beautiful.But don't let that fool you.Stay away! (p.25)

Nancy was picking a bouquet of wildflowers to give Ms. Glass as a birthday present. Next day she brought it to school. Suddenly she felt her skin itches. She had a poison ivy...

I had same experience when I was a child, too. I had many hard time because especially my skin was sensitive... (and now). She learned about poison ivy from her experience and noted. Beside it's important to learn from experiences, remembering is also important, too.

Book Review (Fancy Nancy: Fancy Day in Room 1-A)

 

On Sunday nightI look through my wardrobe.That's fancy for all my clothes.I find my most fancy dress.I will also wear boas, bracelets, tons of necklaces, lace gloves, and sparkly clips in my hair.I am fancy all the time,so I must be super-duper fancy on Fancy Day. (p.22)

It was rainy day. All of students were boring. Ms. Glass suggested that they make something fun to look forward to. Then Nancy had an idea of Fancy Day; they can wear fancy clothes and eat fancy food and use fancy manners. Everyone was favor in her idea and teacher adopted. They started to prepare for Fancy Day...

I read it with a lot of fun! It seems not only very fun but instructive. In Fancy Day they used some table manner and some French such as "merci". I thought kindergartens or elementary schools in Japan should introduce such day.

Book Review (The Story of Chocolate)

 

A thousand years ago, chocolate was a big secret. Only a few people drank it and nobody ate it. (p.1) 

 I chose this book because I like chocolate very much. I can't imagine that chocolate once was used as money and at Mayan weddings. Even now this is familiar to everyone, it was a holy food (drink?).
Oh, writing this book review makes me eager to eat some chocolates!

Book Review (The Phantom of the Opera)

Christine could not speak. She wanted to scream, but no words came. Then she found her voice again. "How can you do this, Erik! Why don't you kill me?""Because I love you, Christine. Marry me, be my wife, and love me. Then Raoul and the Persian can live. " (p. 36)

 In the Opera House there was a strange rumor about a ghost. One girl, Meg said that she saw it in the corridor. At first no one believe her but then many strange things happened. The managers of the Opera House received some letters that the writer―Phantom demanded that they must chose Christine as a prima donna of Faust,  but they didn't. When "Faust" was acted, suddenly a big chandelier fell down and Carlotta, who was a prema donna was hurt. Since then Christine acted the main person. Christine began a famous actress in a twinkling,  However oneday she was taken by somebody…

This is my Bible. I read it repeatedly. I thought the envy of Phantom was marvelous. It made my preferences distorted so much. It made now me. I couldn't introduce my preferences without it. 

Long Book Review (Ricky and the American Girl)

Ricky watched her walking away down the road. He was still standing under the streetlight when she looked back and gave a little wave. Ricky waved back. And then she was gone. 

'Oh, no!' sighed Ricky. 'I didn't ask her name!' (p.20)

Ricky was a quiet and smart student. He has a few friends but he was always alone. On a Friday afternoon in November, when he was on the road to his home, he saw a girl who was seemed to be lost. She had a long blond hair and her accent was difficult from local one, so he found she was American. He was asked by her and told the road. After the conversation he began to be interested in her, but he forgot asking her name. Then his life has changed…

This book was very interesting! I thought it might be a boy-meets-girl story and it wasn't wrong. Although it was wrong, I couldn't guess that Ricky became intimate with Holly! Not Alexis! I was betrayed in a positive sense. To begin with, he didn't have any chances to associate with Alexis because she already had a lover. Therefore she was boring with England and his date plan was not good at all. It was nature that she wasn't interested in him. 

Next, I tried to dig into each main characters, Ricky, Alexis, and Holly I said Ricky was a smart student, but he wasn't smart at love. It seemed that his feeling that he wanted to meet her and got along with jumped the gun and he didn't planed well. If he planed anything, for example, what he told, where he took her, it might be much better. However he got along with Holly without any plan. Well, it might be  because they have been acquaintances. 

I thought Alexis wasn't a wicked girl. She was a too honest person, so there were no malice. It was the blame of Ricky why she was bored when Ricky and her went out together. However she must apologize to Holly, I thought. It was her blame that Holly did a project what she didn't have to do. You were avoided. OK, I'll put it on the side. 

Holly was the true heroine! She was a true good person on the contrary of Alexis. I considered she became to be interested in Ricky at the party. Before that she might think thim just one of classmates. She had some sympathies with

Ricky about her. She was also bothered by her. She didn't hate her cousin but she didn't get along with her. Maybe she wanted any friends who could understand her complain. That is my consideration. 

After I wrote that, I found one thing. Did he grew up right? Wasn't it just lucky? He did certainly some actions bravery, but I doubt that he really learn how to planning a date. 

Anyway the story was very good. I liked this best in this series. 

Short Book Review (Ricky and the American girl)

Ricky watched her walking away down the road. He was still standing under the streetlight when she looked back and gave a little wave. Ricky waved back. And then she was gone. 

'Oh, no!' sighed Ricky. 'I didn't ask her name!' (p.20)

Ricky was a quiet and smart student. He has a few friends but he was always alone. On a Friday afternoon in November, when he was on the road to his home, he saw a girl who was seemed to be lost. She had a long blond hair and her accent was difficult from local one, so he found she was American. He was asked by her and told the road. After the conversation he began to be interested in her, but he forgot asking her name. Then his life has changed…

I can said this with a firm belief. You must be betrayed by the last.