Reviews for Ernst

The average rating for Ernst based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-01-27 00:00:00 Glen Drysdale I recently read The Puddle Pail (the book/author link isn't working for me right now) and immediately saw that this book came first, that Ernst, a character in that book, was first introduced in this book, so I rushed to read this book too. I don�t know if it�s because I read it first, but I think I liked the sequel better than this book. The illustrations, which I think are done as collage, are intricate, beautiful, and very good. I bumped up the star rating by �-1 because of the illustrations. The story is sweet but there is nothing that special about it. It�s about Ernst�s the crocodile�s birthday so it might make an appropriate birthday gift for young children.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-11-22 00:00:00 Jaime Cooke An imaginative young crocodile who liked to ask questions, Ernst was constantly wondering "what if...?," and dreaming of a world in which reality looked a little different. What if sand were more like fudge? What if the school-bus could sing? What if grandmothers were young, rather than old? But when he wakes up on the morning of his birthday, having dreamed of a fantastic world where all those 'what-ifs' were given form, he discovers that he couldn't possibly think of a better world, than the one in which he is living... The first of three picture-book adventures to feature Ernst the crocodile - the subsequent two being The Puddle Pail and A Carousel Tale (the latter of which was my introduction to the character, and to the author/artist's work) - this lovely little volume features the endearing characters and gorgeous artwork that I have come to expect from Elisa Kleven. I particularly enjoyed the dream sequence, in which Ernst journeys through the stars, to another world, as the background becomes a little darker, and the beauty of Kleven's collage artwork can really stand out. Recommended to all young dreamers and wishers, and to fans of Kleven's work.