Up, Up, Up, Down! - Hardcover

Gee, Kimberly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593324943 ISBN 13: 9780593324943

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2021

Synopsis

This action-packed toddler's day with Dad is full of opposites—and now in board!

From his first demand to be picked up and then immediately put down, opposites pop up all day long for this energetic boy. Breakfast is no, no, no, yes! At the sandbox, it's make, make, make, break! And jumping into the pool goes from can't, can't, can't, to can!

Kimberly Gee's expressive illustrations emphasize the loving connection between a boy and his father in this clever concept book about everyday highs and lows is now in sturdy board, ready to become a staple in toddlers' hands and bookshelves'.

About this title

About the Author

One day when Kimberly Gee's twins were toddlers, she was getting them ready to leave the house. She might have been a tiny bit pressed for time. She might have encouraged the twins to HURRY--about a dozen times or so. Then, just as she opened the front door, they ran out of the house! "SLOW DOWN!" she called. The twins turned and gave her a look that said, Didn't you tell us to hurry? This made Kimberly notice that a toddler's day is full of opposites (and the parents' day, too!). Chuckling over the joy (and work!) of those toddler-rearing days inspired her to create this book. Kimberly is the author-illustrator of Mad, Mad Bear! and Today with Meg and Ted, and the illustrator of The Class (by Boni Ashburn). She lives in Claremont, California, with her twins and their dad.

Reviews

Baby-Toddler—Here's the ICYMI moment, to spotlight a book in a new format that makes too much sense to ignore. This recent picture book gets a makeover as a sturdy board book. Why does it matter? The vocabulary is ideal for toddlers: "Up, up, up! Down!" perfectly captions scenes of a small brown baby wishing to be lifted by the father, but who sees something on the floor and must investigate immediately. The opposites continue: "No, no no…yes!" to food on the high chair, and nothing has changed but the baby's choice. This book may have been born as a picture book, but its true self suits the sturdier format perfectly. VERDICT For all collections serving the impetuous, contradictory, joyful, exploratory board book crowd.—Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593324943
• ISBN 13: 9780593324943
• Binding: Board book
• Illustrator: Gee Kimberly
• Number of pages: 24