Winner:
• Jean Throop Book Award, Municiple Chapter Toronto
IODE 2005
• White Raven's Selection (International Youth Library)
• Honour Book, CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon
Award for Illustration
• Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice"
Selection
Shortlisted
For:
• Governor General's Award for Illustration
• Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Reader's
Award)
• Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award
• TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
Canadian
Children's Book News
Illustrator Barbara Reid has once again explored
fresh territory with her Plasticine artwork. Readers
will marvel at the innovative techniques she uses
to portray the sea and Mount Everest. This artist
never fails to delight with her interpretation of
the world and her attention to detail. The result
is heartwarming in its specialness. Photographer
Ian Crysler masterfully captures the crisp and clear
textures of her work.
Quill
& Quire (starred review)
The remarkable Kenneth Oppel shows his mastery
of yet another type of children's writing: the
tall tale as picture book.... In the tradition
of Pippi Longstocking, Peg's a cheerful, resourceful
heroine who accomplishes extraordinary feats with
panache, and we'll undoubtedly hear more of her.
If Peg finds imaginative solutions to difficulties,
she isn't a patch on illustrator Barbara Reid,
virtuoso of Plasticine, who shapes her medium
into astonishingly versatile and expressive pictures....
As a read-aloud story, the text works splendidly;
as an inspiration for art projects, the pictures
are a great resource; and as a delightful picture
book, Peg and the Yeti is a fine addition to any
children's collection.
Toronto Star
Peg's improbable feats and outrageous resourcefulness
surely link her to that tall-tale hero Paul Bunyan.
Oppel's tale, which has the speedy "and then"
quality of an extemporaneously invented bedtime
story, celebrates that spirit with a flamboyant
exaggeration of what's physically possible. Reid's
illustrations, an excellent complement to Oppel's
simple style and plot, pick up on that liveliness.
With her customary observant eye, she shows in
concrete details (the kind of socks, the curl
of the toe, posture and perspective) the fun of
Peg's character and the vastness of her achievement....
Globe & Mail
The inveterate Peg has returned.... cunningly
documented by Barbara Reid's inimitable Plasticene
illustrations, Peg finally reaches Mt Everest....
When last seen, Peg was headed for points south,
so we can expect another great adventure delivered
con brio.
Halifax Chronicle
Herald
Charming.... Reid's illustrations are stunning
in their detail.... This book is not to be missed.
Calgary Herald
As writer/illustrator partnerships go, Oppel/Reid
is a dream team. Oppel is revered by young fans
of the Silverwing trilogy, and now their younger
siblings can enjoy his direct, energetic style
as well with this globe-trotting kid-power adventure.
Reid's Plasticine illustrations are vibrant, dynamic
and spectacularly detailed.... A delightful tale
Vancouver Sun
This is a follow-up to Oppel's Peg and The Whale
(2000) and, I have to say, the more I get to know
Peg, the more I like her.... Old-fashioned words
like "gumption," "mettle"
and "grit" spring to mind, just the
sort of qualities one might wish for in a daughter.....Peg
is brought to vivid life by Barbara Reid, who
makes absolutely beautiful Plasticene illustrations.
A past G-G winner, she couldn't make an ugly book
if she tried.
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