Ginger Finds a Home

Ginger Finds a Home
AuthorCharlotte Voake
IllustratorCharlotte Voake
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2003 (Walker Books)
Publication placeEngland
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." 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."

Ginger Finds a Home has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Horn Book Guides, and Magpies.

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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