PRESCHOOL
Konagaya, Kiyomi

Beach Feet

(4) PS Illustrated by Masamitsu Saito. Here's something original: a book-length meditation on how a preschooler experiences sand ("Ow, ow, ow!"), a wave, and other aspects of the beach. The voice doesn't always sound childlike, but the kid's wonder seems completely authentic. The art is as unconventional as the book's concept--the child's face isn't shown until the end, presumably because his toes are much more expressive.

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