The Wing Shop

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After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.

After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.

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After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.

After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
"Gammell's shimmering watercolors... are positively breathtaking," said PW, adding that "Woodruff's gentle wit and sense of broad fantasy raise [this story] head and shoulders above the norm for problem-solving books." Ages 4-8. (July)
Children's Literature - Jan Lieberman
Matthew wants to return to his old friends and his old neighborhood; the new house just doesn't suit him. When he discovers the Wing Shop, he believes he has the answer to his dreams. Lucy Featherman helps him choose wings but will he find the right kind? Sea gull wings take him soaring over the ocean, bat wings hang him upside down from the rafters in a barn. What kind of wings will take him to his former home? This charming flight of fancy is grounded in the reality of emotion. Gammell's depiction of this madcap young adventurer is deliciously serious but his flying attempts will leave readers dizzy and breathless. 1996 (orig.
School Library Journal
Gr 1-3-- Matthew has recently moved and longs to return to his old neighborhood. One day he happens upon a windblown, red-haired child named Lucy Featherman, who outfits him, in turn, with wings from a seagull, a bat, a biplane, and finally, a bee. Eventually Matthew, like most questers, learns that he can't go home again. Gammell's colored-pencil renderings are--as expected--superb. His vibrant watercolor hues and whimsical characters are reminiscent of those found in his illustrations for Lyon's Come a Tide (Orchard Bks., 1990) and Ackerman's Song and Dance Man (Knopf, 1988). Each spread is filled with his unique, intoxicating treatment of light and shadow, of space (his skies are breathtaking), of flying--and falling. Wit and humor abound on every page; buildings are skewed appealingly; clouds, trees, and walls harbor subtle images that will intrigue readers of all ages. There's more than a bit of Icarus in this tale; a gull-winged Matthew plummets seaward while a wiley shark lurks below. Unfortunately, the text comes nowhere near Gammell's artistry. His work is airborne, while Woodruff's is consistently pedestrian and self-conscious. --Eve Larkin, Chicago Public Library
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780823412600
  • Publisher: Holiday House, Inc.
  • Publication date: 10/28/1996
  • Pages: 32
  • Age range: 5 - 8 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.28 (w) x 10.95 (h) x 0.12 (d)

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