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Ish Book Review

January 23, 2015 by mybookboost

ish

You may be wondering, what does it mean when something is “-ish”? Basically, this story says it is something that closely resembles something. For example, if a room is pretty clean, but not perfectly clean, you could call it “clean-ish”. In the context of the book, it’s referring to when you draw. Kinda like my drawings of horses. They look horse-ish.

Peter H. Reynolds is fast becoming one of my favorite children’s book authors. The takeaways from his stories are useful for both adults and children. Ish is no exception. And I’m kind of a sucker for a book that rewards effort and perseverance over perfection.

 

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I also really enjoy what happens between the sister and brother in the story. Without giving away too much, Marisol really looks up to her big brother Ramon.

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“Tree-ish” is one illustration from the book.

Have you come across this book yet? If you haven’t read it yet, I’d recommend finding it fast-ish. (;

~Carrie

P.S. My latest resource is Ish Comprehension Questions and Reading Responses:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ish-Comprehension-Questions-and-Response-Sheets-1666720

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Comments

  1. Rachel @ a Kenyan-Texan family says

    January 27, 2015 at 8:38 am

    What a cute book! (visiting from Tues Talk) http://akenyantexanfamily.blogspot.com/

    • mybookboost says

      January 27, 2015 at 11:02 am

      Thanks for visiting, Rachel!
      Carrie

  2. Scarlett S. says

    January 28, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    Thanks for linking up! This book looks wonderful! 🙂

    • mybookboost says

      January 28, 2015 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks Scarlett!
      Carrie

  3. Mary says

    January 28, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    This looks like a really cute book that would be wonderful to use during speech/language therapy!

    • mybookboost says

      January 28, 2015 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks so much, Mary!
      Carrie

  4. Jess says

    January 30, 2015 at 9:49 am

    This looks really cute! I’ll have to put it on our library check out list! Thanks for linking up with us for Tuesday Talk! – Jess

    • mybookboost says

      January 30, 2015 at 3:08 pm

      Thanks Jess!
      Carrie

  5. Tammy DeShaw (The Owl Teacher) says

    February 2, 2015 at 9:40 am

    This book so good! Thanks for sharing it and linking up! Tammy

    • mybookboost says

      February 2, 2015 at 12:27 pm

      Thanks for hosting Mentor Text Monday, Tammy!
      Carrie

  6. Aileen Stewart says

    October 24, 2016 at 5:11 pm

    Thanks for sharing this review. Peter does have a way with words doesn’t he!

    • mybookboost says

      October 25, 2016 at 8:44 am

      Definitely, Aileen! Love his books!
      Carrie

  7. Christina Morley says

    February 9, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    I love the idea of this picture book and the illustrations are fitting. Visiting from Booknificent Thursdays. Take care!

    • mybookboost says

      February 10, 2017 at 8:21 am

      Thanks Christina!
      Carrie

  8. Crystal Marcos says

    February 14, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    This looks adorable. I can totally see my daughter using the term “ish” after reading this book.

    • mybookboost says

      February 16, 2017 at 7:57 am

      Thanks Crystal!
      Carrie

  9. Tina at Mommynificent says

    February 15, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    I love this book too! I wish my perfectionist-self could have read it as a child. I think it would have helped me. Thanks for linking this up at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com!
    Tina

    • mybookboost says

      February 16, 2017 at 7:58 am

      Definitely would’ve been a good book for me to read as a child too! Thanks, Tina!
      Carrie

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