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This book has beautiful illustrations, but I felt like it moved very slowly and had a weird message. I enjoyed the part where the boy and man move like the pigeons.
Nice artwork, and a few lovely turns of phrase. But all in all... eh.
Great story about friendship, diverse characters, award-winner
A young boy observes the world around him from the window of his apartment and he discovers a man on the roof who dances with the pigeons and teaches him about friendship
Beautiful illustrations. Strange, unique story. Definitely over my two-year-old's head, although he loves the pictures of the birds and the dancing figures.
It was an alright story, I would recommend. It seems like it would be a story based out of Queens, N.Y., as that is where the author Christopher Myers is from. The storyline may seem odd to some if you simply open the book and read it. I also teach my son to do research so you can understand what the author may want you to read. I will say it is more of a new experience.
Very odd book.
While trying to look for some picture books to add to my repertoire for curriculum use, I pulled out this book because the cover caught my eye. It's about a lonely boy, Jawanza who meets Mr. Roderick Jackson Montgomery the Three and his feathered friends. Mr. Montgomery the Three teaches Jawanza how to communicate and make friends with the pigeons by dancing.I'm not sure how to use this book but the watercolor illustrations are fabulous. Christopher Myers is the son of Walter Dean Myers and he i...
Odd sort of story. Nice illustrations though.
