The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Daniels, Teri

Just Enough

32 pp. | Viking | September, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-670-88873-7 $$15.99

(4) PS Illustrated by Harley Jessup. A boy uses simple adjectives to describe himself. He states that he's both "small enough to see my shoes" and "big enough to build a house, / a stack it tall, / let it fall / house." While the verses vary from detailed to rather vague descriptions and the boy's character remains indistinct, the concepts are pleasingly familiar. The large, bold illustrations are engaging: for example, the tower of blocks nearly tumbles off the page toward the reader.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth