ReFoReMo Day 12 Book Reviews

BEAUTIFUL by Stacy McAnulty 

With just 71 words and an abundance of wonderful illustrations, this book celebrates girls and what makes them beautiful. It's not how they look; it's about how they act and how they accept challenges. The illustrations show that it's okay for girls to be messy, to enjoy science and to just be themselves.

DOUBLE TAKE: A New Look at Opposites by Susan Hood

So, you think you know all about opposites, right? Like the opposite of yes is no and the opposite of asleep is awake. But, this book takes the subject of opposites to a whole new level. It discusses (and shows in the illustrations) concepts like point of view and perspective. Its rhyming text and lively illustrations ensure that kids will enjoy learning more about opposites than they had probably ever considered.

SMALL by Gina Perry 

The girl in this book is small. She rates her size in accordance to the world around her. The first sentence of the book is "The city is big and I am small." She points out ways that show that she is small in relation to the world around her. But, then she discovers ways to feel big - by flying through the air on a swing and making big chalk drawings on the sidewalk and seeing the world from the top of a ferris wheel. She might be little in stature but she is also big and strong in other ways.

THEY ALL SAW A CAT by Brendan Wenzel

They ALL saw a cat: a child, a dog, a fox, a fish, a mouse, a bee, a bird, a flea, a snake, a skunk, a worm, and a bat. But, each one saw the cat a bit differently.

This is a great book about perception and imagination. We can each see the same thing, but we probably won't see it the same way.

WINDOWS by Julia Denos

Before going to bed, a young boy heads out for a walk around is neighborhood. He sees the windows in the houses and other buildings in his neighborhood, catching glimpses of their nightly routines - brushing their teeth, fixing dinner, watching television, etc. When the young boy returns home from his walk, he sees his mother waving to him through the window in his house. Author Julio Denos and illustrator E.B. Goodale have put together a book that offers an unique glimpse into the windows of people's lives.