Stories and Fun for the Very Young - Hardcover

Various

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763605751 ISBN 13: 9780763605759

Publisher: Candlewick, 1998

Synopsis

A collection of stories, poems, songs, and pictures by some of the world's most acclaimed children's authors and artists includes works by Helen Oxenbury, Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells, Marc Brown, Lucy Cousins, Shirley Hughes, and other notable contributors.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreS?The cover picture of an exuberant toddler immediately signals the intended audience for this collection of 25 stories and rhymes by distinguished authors and illustrators such as Lucy Cousins, Shirley Hughes, and Charlotte Voake. The stories have been reprinted from their original picture-book format. The overall tone is cheerful and upbeat. Typically, each story is given two pages (only Helen Oxenbury's Tom and Pippo in the Garden and Zita Newcome's Toddlerobics have four). While this works very well for some of the rhymes (notably Rosemary Wells's Hey Diddle, Diddle), it does not succeed for the stories, as all of the illustrations are compressed and crowded together. In the case of Jan Ormerod's Mom's Home, this causes some visual confusion as to the order in which the panels should be read. Small children will miss the pleasure of turning separate pages and discovering new surprises of art and language with each turn of the page.?Marian Drabkin, Richmond Public Library, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

Like The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury , this large-size anthology of picture books and excerpts is a resource for adults more than a book for children. Candlewick is one of the best publishers for very young children, and the outstanding British and American authors and artists represented here include Shirley Hughes (who also did the simple, inviting cover), Anthony Browne, Marc Brown, and Helen Oxenbury. Some pages work nicely--Rosemary Wells' one-page illustration for "Hey diddle diddle" is complete in itself, with a clear, beautifully colored design--but most are too crowded for young preschoolers, with whole books reduced to a few pages of small pictures and busy action. What the child does not get with this kind of collection is the pleasure of holding a picture book, turning the page, and hearing a story where words, art, and design all work together. Still, the choices are excellent, and adults unfamiliar with children's books will find this a great reference place to start. Hazel Rochman

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0763605751
• ISBN 13: 9780763605759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40