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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
At first I was intrigued by the colored pencil illustrations, but the story itself was too far reaching into the imagination for the young kids I was thinking of reading it to.
Gorgeous illustrations to remind us to be present, use our senses, and relax!
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
A long time ago I saw a TikTok about this book calling it existential dread / horror for kids. Well, it's not really (just for a little bit) but it's still very good and very cute. I gave it such a high rating for the art style. 5 stars for the beautiful, vibrant art. 4 stars for the dog at the front wheel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
Wow! I'm amazed by this book. The illustrations are done with pencils and colored pencils. The colors are so vibrant and joyful. The blending of color is amazing and it's almost like pointillism in the way the colors are blended so beautifully together.
The cover on my copy from the library is different than the thumbnail on Goodreads and I couldn't find a different edition to use.
The story is fairly simple. A girl leaves the cities and goes to explore flowers in nature. The simple rhymes encourage the reader to imagine themselves as a flower with roots and petals. I love that idea.
I must admit, I took a look at the cover and I wasn't excited to read this. I was wrong. I loved this story and the colors brightened my attitude for the day. I feel it improved my day. Caldecott is about the art and I think this was a worthy book to chose as an honor choice. What a joyful experience.
The cover on my copy from the library is different than the thumbnail on Goodreads and I couldn't find a different edition to use.
The story is fairly simple. A girl leaves the cities and goes to explore flowers in nature. The simple rhymes encourage the reader to imagine themselves as a flower with roots and petals. I love that idea.
I must admit, I took a look at the cover and I wasn't excited to read this. I was wrong. I loved this story and the colors brightened my attitude for the day. I feel it improved my day. Caldecott is about the art and I think this was a worthy book to chose as an honor choice. What a joyful experience.
Read this after it was announced as a Caldecott Honor. I can't imagine the time and patience it takes to do all this in colored pencil; it's a bit of a nice change compared to all of the books illustrated with digital means today. A teacher could have each student examine a flower as the book is read aloud, either outside near a garden, or with some examples inside. I wasn't too sure about the part comparing the stem of a flower to the belly of a child.
Caldecott Honor picture book. The text is a bit clunky. I like the sentiment, but the words just don't quite sing. But the art. The art is stunning. And unusual. It reads a little bit like pastel crayons but was done with pencil and colored pencil. And it is exuberant. Our pov character is filled with energy and curiosity that comes directly from the art. And the use of negative space to show images in the white of the page worked amazingly.