Although my sister and I look nothing alike, my grandparents always made a point to buy us the exact same presents to make sure neither of us felt jipped. I really liked Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! because it reminded me of something i might have enjoyed as a child. As Corinne mentioned, this last chapter has the potential for practicing reading comprehension and making connections, which is a critical step from moving to reading and understanding words and sentences to enjoying longer chapter books with more complex characters and story lines. Also, in this last chapter, I found it interesting that the picture area changes from neat squares to more bubble shapes when illustrating scenes that are being mixed up or imagined. The fact that the last chapter incorporates the main themes from previous chapters by mixing them up is important because it offers another narrative that ultimately highlights the same principal of Ling and Ting staying together and appreciating each of their own strengths. I liked how each chapter had a cover page with a picture and title previewing the story, its own challenge or dilemma, and a resolution or happy ending, which was achieved either the words of Ling and Ting or the final picture. Also, the balance between words and pictures on each page, in terms of the amount of space each takes up helps young readers focus on reading with the pictures as a guide/reinforcement.Īs a chapter book, I appreciated how each of the stories could stand on their own, but were still referenced later. As this is an easy reader, I appreciated the use of italics and bolding to draw attention to certain key words/actions. This underscores that even though they look and behave differently, there are shared experiences and understandings that are mutual and undeniable. I think the first page of the story sets an important theme because it highlights their challenges with being seen as exactly the same, since they are not, but ironically are thinking the exact same thing. I really enjoyed Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same because is balances their similarities with what makes them unique.
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