St. Patrick’s Day lite, for very young children.
Teach the colors of the rainbow with this board book.
A charming cartoon fox in a leprechaun-green suit and top hat stars in a rhyming romp through the colors of the rainbow. A couplet on each page introduces a color and lists some of the items of that hue children can spot. It follows the color spectrum pattern with the exception of indigo, an appropriate choice for the audience. There are no humans in this colorful fantasy world. The vulpine leprechaun featured on every page drives a red tractor, points out orange butterflies, eats a picnic lunch with lots of yellow treats. The couplet on the green page eschews shamrocks in favor of four-leaf clovers: “Green is clover, pluck some up, / All day long you’ll have good luck!” Blue is a sailing scene. Though the verse on the purple page says, “Purple in a garden grows,” a purple cottage is the prominent feature in the illustration, not a garden. The final spread actually has three rainbows—two arcs at the top and a third partial rainbow that ends in a pot of gold. The rainbow arcs form a handle, making this sturdy book also toteable. Very young children won’t appreciate the oblique references to St. Patrick’s Day but will enjoy identifying colors.
St. Patrick’s Day lite, for very young children. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: Dec. 22, 2020
ISBN: 978-0-358-27265-6
Page Count: 10
Publisher: HMH Books
Review Posted Online: March 1, 2021
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 2021
Great for a birthday read and enjoyable all year long.
A little one grabs a pair of shutter shades and gets a major groove on.
"Who loves to party?" The board book kicks off with this question, and each page follows with a different animal enjoying a wild time in increasingly silly ways. Lemurs hang streamers, pheasants wrap presents, and the mole rat wears his party hat. The titular baby makes a grand entrance on the second to last page, answering the original question and taking this party to a whole new level. The rhythmic, internally rhyming lines encourage a thumping beat for little ones to clap or stomp along with. Young readers will delight at all the animals and the funky colors, and adults will snicker at the contemporary quirks of the party. More board books should have parakeets dropping beats and ocelots that rock a lot. Electric colors and busy compositions make for an appropriately frenetic accompaniment.
Great for a birthday read and enjoyable all year long. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: May 5, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4814-2994-8
Page Count: 30
Publisher: Little Simon/Simon & Schuster
Review Posted Online: April 14, 2015
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2015
As bright and bold as the holiday it celebrates.
An excited little one celebrates Easter.
The Easter Bunny is on its way, and Patricelli’s one-haired tot is thrilled. He prepares for the holiday by painting eggs and making bunny ears. On the big day, he excitedly looks for Easter eggs while his parents watch. The bold, rounded illustrations catch the eye, with a wide range of colors used throughout. The author pays a little lip service toward education by showing primary colors combining to create secondary colors, but the book's main focus is the exuberance that comes with celebrating the holiday, particularly when the traditions are so new and exciting. The enthusiasm is infectious, and read-alouds will most likely lead to little ones’ looking to do some arts and crafts of their very own.
As bright and bold as the holiday it celebrates. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: Feb. 10, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7636-6319-3
Page Count: 26
Publisher: Candlewick
Review Posted Online: Jan. 19, 2015
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2015
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