Displaying 1 of 1 2000 Format: Book Author: Joyce, William, 1957- Title: Snowie Rolie / by William Joyce. Edition: Library edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Laura Geringer Book/HarperCollins Publishers, [2000] ©2000 Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm illustration Summary: When the sun begins to melt the snow, Olie and Zowie take their snowman friend, Mr. Snowie, to a new home in Chillsville. Notes: 015265(w) ; *015266 LCCN: 00028119 ISBN: 0060292865 System Availability: 2 # System items in: 2 # Local items: 2 # Local items in: 2 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Booklist ReviewAges 4^-7. Joyce, whose wacky concepts morph into unforgettable art, here revels in the artistic capabilities of the computer. Rolie Polie Olie, the little round robot (now also a Disney TV star), returns in a story of snowmen and Santa (the high-tech Klanky Klaus). On the day Rolie's snowless planet blows a bulb and experiences a snowstorm, he builds a snowman, Mr. Snowie. But the sun gets a new bulb and Snowie begins to melt, so it's off to Chillsville, where, after a tussle with the North Wind, Rolie and friends eat some snowball pie, dance a chilly cha-cha, and leave Snowie safe with Santa. The story is slim and told in an uncomplicated text whose only real allure comes from hanging on to the fantastic pictures. Joyce's pictures are computer-generated with 3-D imaging that makes the rows of snowmen, bedecked in candy-cane-striped scarves, Santa in his rocket-powered sleigh, and the planet-hopping Rolie all seem as if they're about to zoom off the pages into the reader's lap. Yet despite the sophisticated techniques involved, the book has a goofball sensibility combined with a straightforward simplicity that will appeal to readers of all ages. --Ilene CooperHorn Book ReviewRolie Polie Olie, who himself resembles a snowman with spherical head, body, and feet, builds a snowman with his friends. When it begins to melt, they travel to Chillsville, meet Klanky Klaus, and leave the snowman in the company of a chorus line of identical snow figures. Joyce's dynamically composed digital illustrations are well suited to the breezy, offbeat text. From HORN BOOK Fall 2001, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Kirkus ReviewJoyce makes a foray into Polar Express territory with this flaky follow-up to Rolie Polie Olie (1999). When the sun blows a bulb, Rolie and little sister Zowie take advantage of the ensuing snowfall to build Mr. Snowie, a carrot-nosed new friend. Thanks to prompt Solar servicing, though, the heat soon comes back, so to keep Mr. Snowie from suffering a meltdown, all rocket off to Chillsville for snowdrop soup, icicle cake, sky-high snowball pie, and a chilly cha-cha with a chorus line of Mr. Snowie lookalikes. Catching a ride home on Santas sleigh, which resembles a retro model Star Wars pod racer, Rolie and Zowie find a snow globe left for them, a memento both of their friend and of a day happy, sad, and everything in between. Seemingly constructed from robot parts and gumballs, Olie and buddies pose in scenes that look like set-piece dioramas, all glossy, rounded shapes and sharp shadows. Unlike its predecessor, the text is prose, and less sprightlybut the story line is strong and witty enough to hold its own with the quirky, heavily worked visual concept. (Picture book. 6-8) Summary Rolie Polie Olie's back with his new pal, Mr. Snowie!Together they rocket to Chillsville to meet Klanky Klaus and dance the chilly cha cha... Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
