Reviews for More BASIC Is Child's Play: Commodore Edition

The average rating for More BASIC Is Child's Play: Commodore Edition based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-09-21 00:00:00 Mitchell Winneker I was looking in the library catalog for Pavese's El bello verano. They hadn't got the Italian novel about adolescent loss of innocence and subsequent disillusionment, and recommended this picture book about a bear eating cake instead. It was a nice book for younger children. I didn't especially enjoy it, but I can see it working for a three year old. That's probably the right age to enjoy feeling smarter and more with-it than the bear protagonist, who falls asleep before blasting off in his rocket ship, wakes to see a white landscape of snow, and thinks he has made it to his lunar destination. I admired the bear's dedication (he spent months building that spacecraft!) and was glad that he was pleased with the outcome of his endeavor. Maybe the message is, if your friends are happy in their errors, don't disillusion them? Since I have not yet read Pavese's novel, I can't say what this story has in common with the one I wanted to order. Maybe they both have "seasons" marked as a key word, or something simplistic like that. I'll update if I ever figure it out.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-08-22 00:00:00 Mickey Byrnes *contains spoilers* In this book, Asch tackles many subjects: ambition, fear of the unknown, conflict with one's biological urges, xenophobia, and duty. Bear's devotion to his goals leads him to overcome fear of the unknown and attempt to head to the moon. His friend Little Bird cannot participate, for he has obligations to help lead his flock's annual migration. Bear continues on without his friend, only to succumb to his body's demand for hibernation. Bear believes he makes it to the moon and samples the dirt; he finds it tasty. However, the sight of his own footprints in the winter snow convinces him of the presence of a moon monster (obviously he is delirious due to an early awakening from hibernation.) In the books gripping conclusion, Bear recounts his adventure to the returning Little Bird. This book was a staple of my childhood. It taught me many lessons. Sadly, my copy is missing a page, but the illustration helps me remember what happened on the missing page.