Reviews

All in a Day by Leo Dillon, Gian Calvi, Mitsumasa Anno, Ron Brooks, Zhu Cheng Liang, Akiko Hayashi, Diane Dillon, Raymond Briggs, Eric Carle, Nicolai Ye. Popov

sducharme's review against another edition

4.0

Famous picture book artists join with Mitsumasa Anno to show what's happening during a 24 hour period in his or her country (US, Japan, Kenya...) and a story ties the scenes all together in the middle of the page. I wish the bottom half were all southern hemisphere countries, to illustrate the differences in weather. The concept of this great and it would tie in nicely with a unit about time and be good for lap reading, but as a story time choice, it would not be engaging. Grades 2+

dandelionfluff's review against another edition

3.0

It's a nice book about New Year celebrations all over the world. Very difficult to find truly international children's literature, so this is quite a find! However, the narrative style is a bit much to take in, with a horizontal strip of text running in-between top and bottom rows of illustrations. I'm not sure if reading this out loud in a classroom would be effective, since the illustrations are small. Definitely something to meet at a one-on-one level.

Jack Zipes likes this book a lot, which he talks about in his work [b:Relentless Progress: The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling|6498661|Relentless Progress The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling|Jack Zipes|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347383166s/6498661.jpg|6690167].