Scieszka, Jon (1995). Math Curse. New York, NY: Viking. Illustrated by Lane Smith
1997 Bluebonnet Award Winner
Jon Scieska and Lane Smith work together to create the most silly things possible...again...
and they win awards... again!
On Monday Mrs. Fibonacci says, "YOU KNOW, you can think of almost everything as a math problem." Then the math problems begin for our young female protagonist! As soon as Tuesday begins at 7:15 AM, all math problems break loose. Our young lady seems to be losing her mind fraction by fraction until that night when the math curse nightmares begin. She solves her math "problem" in her dream by making two fractions into a Whole, or Hole!!! She is FREE from the Math Curse...but then on Wednesday, Science class comes and Mr. Newton seems to be handy with curses himself!
Scieszka's critical thinking story is art in words, but Smith's dark and angular artwork with a super-comical side adds meaning to the text which is already in all different kinds of fonts, sizes and designs! There is so much texture in Smith's art that you can't help feeling your eyes being scratched...hmmm.. that's interesting...
Afterthoughts:
What's with the green M&M on page...mm..sorry no page numbers...
"Tunafish + Tunafish = Fournafish" is so funny!!!
What about all that cut magazine stuff...???
Oh boy, Scieszka and Smith's silliness is contagious.
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