How Roland rolls / Jim Carrey ; illustrated by Rob Nason.

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Title:

How Roland rolls / Jim Carrey ; illustrated by Rob Nason.

Author:

Carrey, Jim, 1962-

Nason, R. C. (Robyn Christian), ill.

ISBN:

9780989368001

Publication Information:

Los Angeles, CA : Some Kind of Garden Media, 2013.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.

Abstract:

How Roland Rolls is a story about a wave named Roland who's afraid that, one day, when he hits the beach, his life will be over. But when he gets deep, he's struck by the notion that he's not just a wave - he's the whole big, wide ocean!

Subject Term:

Waves -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Author:

Nason, R. C. (Robyn Christian),

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Status
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HOW ROLAND ROLLS, winner of a 2013 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award, is a story about a wave named Roland who's afraid that, one day, when he hits the beach, his life will be over. But when he gets deep, he's struck by the notion that he's not just a wave - he's the whole big, wide ocean! The story shows humanity's interconnectedness through the metaphor of a wave in the ocean.The book is lavishly illustrated by Rob Nason, who won a Golden Reel award for his work as Art Director on the film Anastasia, as well as an Annie Awards nomination. His work on Thumbelina garnered the Hans Christian Andersen award. His cover for the inspiring grass-roots children's book, Saltwater Taffy, was nominated as Cover of the Year and was a finalist for the prestigious Benjamin Franklin award.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-Roland the wave suffers from being separated from friends by a big ship. When he reaches the coast where he expects his life to end, he realizes that he is not just a wave, but the whole ocean. The idea of interconnectedness is commendable, but the text doesn't express it in a child-friendly way. As soon as Roland realizes he is the ocean, we see him in rivers, but also in puddles, sinks, and even tears. This will be confusing to readers with no understanding of the water cycle. The illustrations are indistinct; it is difficult to determine what some spreads depict. The last line of the book ("You're like Roland and you'll always be rollin' along. The End?") reveals an admirable message, but the end product falls short.-Laura Stanfield, Campbell County Public Library, Ft. Thomas, KY (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.