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32 pp.
| Penguin/Workshop
| October, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-5247-8937-4$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Kathryn Durst.
Amidst a chaotic home scene, a girl imagines what her family would be like as different animals. The simple rhyming text focuses on the together-time activities were they a pod of pelicans, herd of buffalo, and beyond. Family (human and not) dynamics are further captured through Durst's cartoony scene-setting illustrations, which ultimately reinforce that love binds this family together. Back matter lists additional collective nouns.
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Kathryn Durst.
The Christmas family loves Christmas: their bright lights short out the neighborhood's electricity, their tree dwarfs all others, and they buy tons of gifts. The excess doesn't jibe with daughter Mary; after a heart-to-heart with a mall Santa, she convinces her family to share their abundant holiday trappings with the town. Bright mixed-media illustrations add festive warmth and humor, and they reinforce the message about true Christmas spirit.