Synopses & Reviews
What a great read-aloud, sing-aloud, shout-aloud book this is, with its fun-to-imitate animal sounds and rhythmic rhyme. Bright yellow chicks, golden bees, and striped kitty-cats play in the warm sunshine, clucking and buzzing and skitty-scatting. Then they rest, snoozy-woozy. But what is this? The pitter-patter of raindrops. Now the crash, bang, wallop of a stormhow will they get dry? Soon the sun and sweet breezes come out again. Wonderfully textured art (you can practically feel the cats fur and the chicks softness), as well as a sleepytime ending, will make this a favorite to read again and again.
Review
“A unique, eye-catching experience … as much fun to read aloud as it is to look at.” —
School Library Journal (Starred Review)
Synopsis
What a great read-aloud, sing-aloud, shout-aloud book this is, with fun-to-imitate animal sounds and rhythmic rhyme. Clucking chicky chicks, buzzy bees, and kitty cats skitty-scatting romp in the sun until pitter-patter, down comes the rain. Crash! Bang! What a storm. With its wonderfully textured art and sleepytime ending, children will want to read this again and again.
Synopsis
Lookand#8212;what do you see? Red, red berries, and a green, green tree. Ballerina mice frosting a snowy white cake, and pretty wrapping, bows, and tape. All the signs are in the airand#8212;it's almost that time of year. But when, when, when will Christmas be here? Come celebrate with this festive picture book from Cathy MacLennan. It's all dressed up in bright Christmas colors and filled with rhythm and rhyme to create the happiest holiday experience.
About the Author
Born in Zimbabwe, Cathy MacLennan is inspired by African art and culture. Textures, bold colors, movements, and unusual surfaces are hallmarks of her work. Her booksand#8212;which include Chicky Chicky Chook Chook; Bunny, Bunny Catkin; and Spooky Spooky Spooky! (all Boxer)and#8212;-have been nominated for many awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Cathy lives in Reading, England, with her husband and two sons.