Anyone up for another picture book break down?? Vote for your favorite!

RachelArmington

The survey doesn't open for me, even when I'm signed in. Is it all right if people just vote here? (I'd love to see The Spider and the Fly!)

Amazon affiliate links for the books...Have you monetized? You just got my cookies for the next 24 hours.

APHOTICMOTH

@RachelArmington

It should be listed in the menu on the left.

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I too voted for the Spider and the Fly. I love that book so much. Amazing art.

RachelArmington

@CLCanadyArts Yes, I tried that, but the background is red and won't open....the page also shows a subscribe button even though I've already signed in as a SVS member:

Melissa_Bailey

@RachelArmington the same thing happened to me. Must be a glitch of some sort. What I did to make it work:

Log into my account
Go to my student dashboard
Search for Jump Into the Studio from my student dashboard
Start the course
The screen should then look like @CLCanadyArts and you should be able to participate in the survey

Hope this works for you like it worked for me!

RachelArmington

@Melissa-Bailey-0 You are the best, I was able to get in with your directions. Thanks!

APHOTICMOTH

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Yep, went to the course itself.

Melissa_Bailey

@RachelArmington glad it worked!

TaniaGomesArt

Already voted!! Can't wait for the book down. I was so amazed by the last one!!

KevinTreaccar

I’m not voting because I’m not familiar with these books, but I’m definitely interested and hope to attend live.

LauraA

I don't know these books either, but I'm all for another breakdown! I do like Marla Frazee. I always wanted to live in the house that the Seven Silly Eaters lived in!

kylebeaudette

@RachelArmington this happens everytime i try to watch something. Anyone know why?

LisaF

@kylebeaudette You can only access the course content from the Student Dashboard page, it's a quirk of the platform

LisaF

Hi! Just fyi, survey says it's gonna be Extra Yarn illustrated by Jon Klassen! Such a gorgeous book @davidhohn will be leading us through the analysis this Thursday, June 24 at 2PM MST. We'll be emailing links in the next couple days!

davidhohn

@LisaF Solid choice everybody! See you on Thursday!

LisaF

Hey y'all! This is today! @davidhohn will be leading us through an analysis of Extra Yarn illustrated by Jon Klassen at 2pm MST (check here for other time zones). Yay! Event links have been emailed, if you didn't get one, let me know!

Janette

@LisaF Hi, I don't appear to have received the link. janettehillart@gmail.com

LisaF

@Janette Emailed to you!

Janette

@LisaF Cheers!

Jeremy Ross

Hi @davidhohn, I just watched the Extra Yarn book breakdown and absolutely LOOOVED IT!

Here a few “extra” observations I had during the breakdown. Like what I did there

Annabelle’s chair design (legs) look very similar to the Archduke’s chair, except her chair has lower bracing, whereas the Archduke’s chair does not. Could it be a symbol of stability vs. instability?
Mr Crabtree wearing shorts in the snow reminds me of Wim Hof. Mr. Crabtree is the only character in the book with a closeup! I believe he’s in front of a church? But more importantly, Mr. Crabtree is in front of the thickest tree in the entire story. Perhaps the most solid tree represents the most solid gift in the story, being selfless.
The Archduke never opens his eyes. Could be a symbol for not “seeing” the true meaning of life. He is always shown alone, whereas everyone else (except Mr Crabtree) has company or pets.
The Archduke curses Annabelle with his family’s curse (I.e. lack of happiness) and throws out the box. With all the money in the world, he is cursed with the inability of being happy, even though he has a favorite chair and song. He’s already happy but doesn’t know it because he’s searching for it externally.
At the end, it turns out she was happy. But did you notice she’s not smiling? Which could be a sign not to assume lack of smile is cause for sadness.
Of course, the circle, square, triangle tension is on every page with sadness and tension; however, not on the happy colorful pages.
Finally, could it be that the Archduke is Annabelle’s father? They have the same haircut and interests, but are antagonists. I understand she knitted for her parents, and they are in the story, but…. Just saying.
Why do all amazing books have a boat and ocean to cross?

Thanks again for this amazing book breakdown! Can’t wait for the next one!

davidhohn

@Jeremy-Ross Wow -- great observations! You made me pull the book out again to check these out.