A sturdy little boy prepares to go out in the rain and exhorts readers to help: “I put on my favorite blue pants. Can you help me with the belt?” The child raises his hands exuberantly against his bedroom backdrop, his Velcro belt inviting little fingers to skrritchhh it open and shut. Successive spreads present them with a sweater to button, a zipper to zip and a hat to tie on before he springs, completely dressed, from the center of the concluding spread, ready to “[s]plish, splash” in foil puddles. Each interactive element is unusually sturdy for a touch-and-feel book and sized appropriately for little fingers not yet fully equipped with fine-motor skills. Church’s child-friendly illustrations are just right for this cheery outing. (Pop-up/picture book. 1-3)
Pub Date: Aug. 1, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7641-6252-7
Page Count: 10
Publisher: Barron's
Review Posted Online: June 24, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 15, 2009
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In the two bears' third appearance, George is trying to put little Bartholomew to bed, only to get a determined ``Nah!'' (``Ba's'' only word here) to each suggestion, query, or command. Even after George's ``big voice'' elicits compliance, Ba giggles and wriggles before he finally hugs and snuggles and falls asleep, breathing a last, soft ``Nah.'' Though limned in rougher, more schematic lines than Firth's, these bears are close cousins to Waddell's (Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?, 1992), reenacting with precision and charm another variation of the classic ritual. The simple, totally authentic dialogue and cozily expressive art are just right for two-year-olds like Ba. (Picture book. 1-3)
Pub Date: Aug. 1, 1993
ISBN: 1-56402-244-7
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Candlewick
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 1993
Halpern (I Have a Pet!, 1994, etc.) adorns a lullaby favorite with her trademark cut-paper collage illustrations. Bright quilt squares form decorative, country-style borders that frame the corresponding picture for each line of the song; the toddler who is being sung to acts out the lines imaginatively, singing with a mockingbird in its nest, riding a goat, offering daisies to the bull in the cart. The diamond ring may be the one exception, here interpreted to be a constellation in the night sky. Observant readers may engage in a simple search-and-find game; the text page has a single quilt square that matches one in the border on the opposite page. The musical score for the melody is included. (Picture book. 1-3)
Pub Date: Oct. 15, 1997
ISBN: 1-55858-807-8
Page Count: 24
Publisher: NorthSouth
Review Posted Online: June 24, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1997
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