Roller Coaster

Roller Coaster is the story of "one person's" journey on the roller coaster. Frazee gives the readers the message that it is okay to be scared and okay to be fearful of something new. Because some of the writing contains great examples of onomatopoeia and that onomatopoeia is cleverly used there is a special sense of anticipation created in the roller coaster ride.

The drawings would be great for study in an art class because they show a great sense of movement. Where one loop on the page ends, when you turn to the next page, the drawing picks up.

I believe that Roller Coaster is a a clever book not only because of the continuous roller coaster throughout the book but because of the moral message we can learn from it: it is okay to be scared or afraid. Oftentimes, we forget to let children know this.

Frazee, Marla. Roller Coaster. Harcourt Inc.; San Diego, 2003. ISBN: 0-15-204554-6