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32 pp.
| Little |
January, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-12235-1$16.99
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This animal sounds concept book opens with a panoramic view of a farm. The text, accompanied by bucolic close-up watercolors, describes the type of kisses each animal loves ("Little Calf loves Mooo kisses"). Closer observation of the illustrations reveals additional narrative: Farmer's in the background doing chores, Bluebird's catching insects, etc. Skillful shifts in visual perspective provide a three-hundred-sixty-degree vista of the bustling farm.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2012