These illustrations. ( )

Odd. Personally, I found it a little creepy. If I spent much time with it I'd probably have weird, unsettling dreams. That being said, an imaginative or morbid child would probably be thrilled to enter that lonely little world again and again. They might feel inspired to new rushes of creativity, or studying the book might feel cathartic to them. I am going to look at other works by the author and by the illustrator, Nicoletta Ceccoli. ( )

Summary: Tells the story of a girl inside a big snow globe inside a toy museum. The girl that lives in castle in the museum gets lonely when the children leave the museum, but she dreams of a boy in the woods waiting to play. She dreams about playing with other people as well, even you.

Personal reflection: I think this book would be good for character building and learning to make the most of time even when you don't have anyone to spend it with. I like the creativeness of the story and the illustrations go along with the story very nicely.

Class use: I would use this to ask students what they would do if they lived in a snow globe in a museum and how they would spend their time as a creative writing activity.

This is a fun fantasy for young readers. It has a twist and will engage a lot of students because it is not the usual story line. The story is on a girl who lives in a castle and the castle is in museum and then children come and visit it. The girl in the castle is lonely so she wants a friend and a picture to go along with her new friend.

There is a girl who lives in a castle that is displayed in a museum. When the children came to the museum they would try to see the girl inside the castle. The girl was very lonely inside that beautiful castle. The girl would have dreams aout people coming inside to visit her, a girl who lived in lonely town and even about you. When th girl woke up she had an idea. She wants a picture of you in her wall so she wouldn't feel so alone. She wants you to keep her company in her magical world. Do you see her? She sees you. To me this is a very creepy book especially when it says "she sees you". I also feel like there is no point to this story. ( )