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Age: 2-6 years
Awards: Caldecott Honor (2010), ALA Notable Children's Book for Younger Readers (2010)
Art: Mixed media
A beautiful collection of swimming, living colors throughout the seasons. Sometimes mixed media art can be overwhelming, especially for younger eyes; yet Sidman achieves a softer, refreshing presentation without overdosing. This would make a great big book read.
Awards: Caldecott Honor (2010), ALA Notable Children's Book for Younger Readers (2010)
Art: Mixed media
A beautiful collection of swimming, living colors throughout the seasons. Sometimes mixed media art can be overwhelming, especially for younger eyes; yet Sidman achieves a softer, refreshing presentation without overdosing. This would make a great big book read.
Age: 1-year-old-preschool
Things that go: construction
Emotion: Patience, balance, take your time
Eff it, I'm giving it 5 stars. Harper achieves so many things in this highly attractable book. One day, Little Green says his first word: go. Excited to share his word with the world, he bounces inside of an empty stoplight and shouts it for everyone to hear. Waking from their naps (holding adorable things such as a blanket and teddy bear), the construction vehicles wake up and zoom to action. Little Green persistently keeps shouting "go, go, go!" making the trucks go faster and faster until things start going too fast and mistakes are made. Just in time, a Little Red stranger rolls into town and declares "Stop!" Little Green and Little Red, perched inside their stoplight, have a hard time finding balance with their passion for shouting but they finally find a resolution: "Go! Go! Go! Stop!"
Fantastic, bubbly pictures with cute, funny asides make this a showstopper sure to please those looking for a legitimately good story with room for discussion afterwards.
Things that go: construction
Emotion: Patience, balance, take your time
Eff it, I'm giving it 5 stars. Harper achieves so many things in this highly attractable book. One day, Little Green says his first word: go. Excited to share his word with the world, he bounces inside of an empty stoplight and shouts it for everyone to hear. Waking from their naps (holding adorable things such as a blanket and teddy bear), the construction vehicles wake up and zoom to action. Little Green persistently keeps shouting "go, go, go!" making the trucks go faster and faster until things start going too fast and mistakes are made. Just in time, a Little Red stranger rolls into town and declares "Stop!" Little Green and Little Red, perched inside their stoplight, have a hard time finding balance with their passion for shouting but they finally find a resolution: "Go! Go! Go! Stop!"
Fantastic, bubbly pictures with cute, funny asides make this a showstopper sure to please those looking for a legitimately good story with room for discussion afterwards.
Age: Toddler-Preschool (but good as an all-family read)
Animals: Forest--bear, bunny, moose
Bear finds the sweetest little stuffed bunny in the forest one day and gently carries it home. Sensing that it is sad, Bear creates Lost and Found posters for bunny but without much luck. Soon, Bear becomes attached to bunny. But one day, Moose finds his long lost stuffed toy and Bear sadly says good-bye. But this is not the end of this lovely friendship.
Large, simple illustrations give this book great storytime potential for preschoolers. This would also be great for family reading because older kids will love the witty lost and found posters.
Animals: Forest--bear, bunny, moose
Bear finds the sweetest little stuffed bunny in the forest one day and gently carries it home. Sensing that it is sad, Bear creates Lost and Found posters for bunny but without much luck. Soon, Bear becomes attached to bunny. But one day, Moose finds his long lost stuffed toy and Bear sadly says good-bye. But this is not the end of this lovely friendship.
Large, simple illustrations give this book great storytime potential for preschoolers. This would also be great for family reading because older kids will love the witty lost and found posters.
Age: Toddler-Preschool
A fun-loving dog tries to keep up with the activities of his boy--getting himself all kinds of messy along the way. The text is simple and has exquisite rhymes that play with the Hickory Dickory Dock theme. Murray keeps the rhymes fresh by going beyond Hickory Dickory D words, while maintaining the integrity of the story. For example, as the dog follows around his boy, they go the lunchroom with "Hickory, lickery, lunch; Some yummy food to munch."
This book will serve as a great read-aloud not only for the bold illustrations and the simple text but for the discussion-generating pictures--especially following the dog getting messier and messier.
A fun-loving dog tries to keep up with the activities of his boy--getting himself all kinds of messy along the way. The text is simple and has exquisite rhymes that play with the Hickory Dickory Dock theme. Murray keeps the rhymes fresh by going beyond Hickory Dickory D words, while maintaining the integrity of the story. For example, as the dog follows around his boy, they go the lunchroom with "Hickory, lickery, lunch; Some yummy food to munch."
This book will serve as a great read-aloud not only for the bold illustrations and the simple text but for the discussion-generating pictures--especially following the dog getting messier and messier.
Age: Infant - Preschool
Sparse text and a bold drawing accompany two narrators bickering over this optical illusion. Is it a duck or a rabbit? "A subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument" (Goodreads feature review).
Sparse text and a bold drawing accompany two narrators bickering over this optical illusion. Is it a duck or a rabbit? "A subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument" (Goodreads feature review).
Age: Infant-Kindergarten
Holy Toledo, Tillman wins again! Her sweet, poetic style pairs perfectly with the white space and soft photographs/illustrations. The concept of the book gives it extra dimension that pushes it beyond saccharine.
Holy Toledo, Tillman wins again! Her sweet, poetic style pairs perfectly with the white space and soft photographs/illustrations. The concept of the book gives it extra dimension that pushes it beyond saccharine.
"If early one morning, you put on your socksTillman then goes on to uncover different animal disguises. I marveled at her treatment of bird wings because, surely, humans do not have these attributes.
and declare, 'For today, I'm a little red fox!'
I'd say, 'My, my...that is quite the disguise!'
But I'd know it was you by the gleam in your eyes."
"Would you mind flapping them? Can you say, 'Whooo?'My invisible hat is tipped to you, Tillman.
Yes without question, I'd know it was you."
Age: Baby-Toddler
Steve Light's series of board books are perfect in all the right ways. Their abnormal, rectangular size catch kids' eyes and allow for a long page spread of movement for each vehicle. Light captures sound effects that encourage fun and play when reading the story. And the pictures are not too busy, but will allow for multiple reads for older infants.
Steve Light's series of board books are perfect in all the right ways. Their abnormal, rectangular size catch kids' eyes and allow for a long page spread of movement for each vehicle. Light captures sound effects that encourage fun and play when reading the story. And the pictures are not too busy, but will allow for multiple reads for older infants.
Age: 2 years - 4 years
A tongue-twisting account of a rollicking duck dance-a-thon as they darn their multi-patterned socks. Soon the socks fall in disrepair leaving the ducks in a pile.
Similar to Boynton's fun animal rhymes, this is sure to keep toddles bouncing around with delight.
A tongue-twisting account of a rollicking duck dance-a-thon as they darn their multi-patterned socks. Soon the socks fall in disrepair leaving the ducks in a pile.
Similar to Boynton's fun animal rhymes, this is sure to keep toddles bouncing around with delight.
Age: Toddler - preschool
When it brought two librarians to tears with how sweet it was, you know it's a keeper.
This is such a great story of an unlikely friendship that, unfortunately, could not be kept because pine cones cannot live on the ice and penguins cannot live in the forest. Even with this reality, Penguin and Pinecone share fond memories up until the moment Penguin drops Pinecone off in the forest. Still in his/her heart, Penguin goes to find his friend after much time has passed. The next pages are so sweet that you'll just have to read it.
When it brought two librarians to tears with how sweet it was, you know it's a keeper.
This is such a great story of an unlikely friendship that, unfortunately, could not be kept because pine cones cannot live on the ice and penguins cannot live in the forest. Even with this reality, Penguin and Pinecone share fond memories up until the moment Penguin drops Pinecone off in the forest. Still in his/her heart, Penguin goes to find his friend after much time has passed. The next pages are so sweet that you'll just have to read it.
Age: Toddler-1st grade
Animals: Fox
Art: Paper cuts
Not only is the author's name really awesome but the artwork is truly stellar and evocative. A fox is cast aside by people of the village and we find out that she is nursing a litter of pups. A young boy's curiosity leads him to the family where he leaves them a basket of food. In return, the fox family leaves him a beautiful present.
Animals: Fox
Art: Paper cuts
Not only is the author's name really awesome but the artwork is truly stellar and evocative. A fox is cast aside by people of the village and we find out that she is nursing a litter of pups. A young boy's curiosity leads him to the family where he leaves them a basket of food. In return, the fox family leaves him a beautiful present.