Ginger Finds a Home

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Ginger Finds a Home
AuthorCharlotte Voake
IllustratorCharlotte Voake
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2003 (Walker Books)
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages40 (unpaginated)
ISBN9780744596489
OCLC52196354
Preceded byGinger 
Followed byGinger and the Mystery Visitor 

Ginger Finds a Home is a 2003 Children's picture book by Charlotte Voake. A prequel of Voakes 1996 picture book Ginger, it concerns a young stray cat called Ginger that becomes part of a girl's household.

Reception[]

Reviews of Ginger Finds a Home have been positive. Library Media Connection recommended it and wrote "A simply illustrated and written book shows how Ginger finds love and friendship through building a trusting relationship."[1] A reviewer for Booklist affirmed Voake's illustrative style writing "Neophyte picture-book artists who cram the pages with saturated colors and busy details have a lot to learn from Voake's economical approach, which makes it easy for young children to sense the characters' emotions and to care about the story's outcome."[2]

Ginger Finds a Home has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] School Library Journal,[5] Horn Book Guides,[6] and Magpies.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Karen Scott. "Ginger Finds a Home". Library Media Connection. Linworth Publications. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Ginger Finds a Home (starred review)". Booklist. American Library Association. July 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ginger Finds a Home". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2021. The premise isn’t new, but Ginger the cat’s scruffy skittishness is endearing, and spot illustrations bring the poor homeless stray’s plight into focus.
  4. ^ "Ginger Finds a Home". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2021. Voake's watercolor-and-ink drawings change moods as the sullen orange tabby, scrounging for food in a trash can or sleeping in a patch of weeds, gives in to a cautious optimism when he meets the gentle girl.
  5. ^ Rosalyn Pierini (2003). "Ginger Finds a Home". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2021. The delightful watercolor-and-ink illustrations mimic those of the first book and add tremendously to the humor and affection of the story. The clear, simple text and charming graphics will make this a great addition to cat-themed storytimes.
  6. ^ "Ginger Finds a Home". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2021. The book is well designed with cartoonlike watercolors outlined in black set against a plain, off-white background. The text, which is printed in a very large typeface, contributes to the clean and simple appearance.
  7. ^ "Ginger Finds a Home". Magpies: Talking About Books For Children. Vol. 18. Magpies Magazine. July 2003. p. 28. ISSN 0817-0088.

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Library holdings of Ginger Finds a Home
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