As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Megan Halsey.
Enticing, child-centered reasons for learning to tell time ("to know when our friends are coming over" or "so we won't miss our favorite TV show") lure readers into a lengthy description of time units and a series of exercises in reading digital and analog clocks. Cartoon illustrations in gouache and pen and ink are colorful and an integral part of the overly perky, lesson-like text.