Bonkers Fellini

by Jeanne Titherington

Book Overview

He's the friend you've always wanted. He likes what you like, does what you do, says what you would have said if you'd thought of it first. In fact, he's just like you, only more so. That's Bonkers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688150284
• ISBN13: 9780688150280
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 12.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Spiritual Depth of Bonkers Fellini

Ms. Titherington's illustrations are, as always, superb: colorful and meticulously rendered. Her text, while very spare, has great depth. Read the quote from Charles Wesley which precedes the title page; this will give you a hint of the book's deeper meaning. The little boy is alone--as we all are, ultimately--with himself, with the various parts of his own personality, but also with God. Bonkers Fellini (the Big Fella?) tells the boy, "Where you go, there I go. What you do, that I do. Who you are, I am too. If you ask, I will answer. And when we part, I'm never far..." Whether one prefers a (Jungian?) psychological take on this, or a spiritual one, it is to me a fascinating and subtle introduction to a child of a certain way of thinking about life and being "alone" in a mystical and positive way. Of course there are no other people in the illustrations, despite their setting in an amusement park. The book is about a child's inner life: when you are alone, who is still there?