The Okay Book - Hardcover

Parr, Todd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316692204 ISBN 13: 9780316692205

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Illustrations and brief text enumerate a number of different things that are okay, such as "It's okay to be short," "It's okay to eat all the frosting on your birthday cake," and "It's okay to dream big." 20,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Todd Parr is the author of more than thirty books for children, including the New York Times bestselling The I Love You Book, The Earth Book, and The Thankful Book. He lives in Berkeley, California. For a complete list of Todd's books and more information, visit toddparr.com.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-A set of clever, small-sized offerings illustrated with boldly outlined minimalist drawings done in primary colors. The round, stick-figure characters are presented with green faces, yellow faces, blue hair, and green hair, and are often amusingly out of proportion. Do's and Don'ts is a balanced selection of the advisable and the ludicrous. "Do help keep the house clean/Don't vacuum up the cat." Alternating silly and serious suggestions makes the sensible advice palatable for kids. The Okay Book is a refreshingly agenda-free affirmation of individuality. "It's okay to wear two different socks...It's okay to wear glasses...It's okay to eat all the frosting off your birthday cake." Things That Make You Feel... gently reminds readers of the balance in their lives, "Good chicken soup/Bad chicken pox." This Is My Hair is straightforward and humorous: "This is my Hair in pigtails/This is my Hair with spaghetti and meatballs in it." A short, but appropriate message from the author at the end of the book states, "No matter how your hair looks, always feel good about yourself." All four titles offer reassuring and kindhearted lessons.
Christy Norris Blanchette, Valley Cottage Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0316692204
• ISBN 13: 9780316692205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24