Awake Beautiful Child

Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9781938073922
  • : McSweeney's
  • : McSweeney's Publishing
  • : November 2015
  • : 22.99
  • : February 2016
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  • : Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Barcode 9781938073922
9781938073922

Description

New York Times best-selling picture-book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal teams with McSweeney's regular Gracia Lam to tell the sweet, simple story of a young child's typical day—from morning to bedtime. Each scene is described in three-word "ABC" phrases, such as "Awake Beautiful Child." Secret "ABC" scenes hidden throughout the artwork—as a secondary "seek and find" game of sorts—will encourage multiple readings and reward close-looking. An ideal read-aloud book to read just after waking or just before bed.

Reviews

"Beginning with a morning stretch and ending with a flick of the bedroom light switch, readers follow various children in their daily routines. The entire text is composed of three-word phrases that begin with the consecutive letters A, B, and C. Some are simple lists: "Apples, Bananas, Cantaloupes" at the breakfast table, or "Ants, Butterflies, Caterpillars" during a walk. But others are beautiful reminders ("Always Be Curious") or silly words of wisdom ("Avoid BlinkingCheese!" during a photograph). "Kirkus" "Rosenthal again demonstrates her ability to use wordplay to create stories with real emotional depth as she follows children through a day, described only in three-word, A-B-C phrases... Illustrator Lam s debut couldn t be more polished and confident: her palette seems to shift with the day s waxing and waning light, while her crisp, screenprintlike images have an understated poise and precision that highlights the quiet magic of everyday moments. "Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "Inspirational""Booklist""