Blankie: (A Comforting Story About Security Objects and Letting Go for Babies and Toddlers) (Leslie Patricelli Board Books) - Hardcover

Patricelli, Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763623636 ISBN 13: 9780763623630

Publisher: Candlewick, 2005

Synopsis

A comically expressive tot pays tribute to the all-important Blankie in a bright, playful board book sure to have instant toddler appeal.

Anyone who's spent time with a toddler knows that few crises compare with the (even temporary) loss of a favorite blankie. Here, in her humorous, bold graphic style, Leslie Patricelli plays up this scenario, surely near and dear to every toddler's heart. Blankie is an affectionate ode to that special object that comforts many a child through the dramas of each day.

About this title

About the Author

Leslie Patricelli made her board-book debut with the winsome Big Little, Quiet Loud and Yummy Yucky. Blankie and its companion book Binky make up what the author calls her "attachment series." Blankie, she says, "was created as an ode to that beloved item. I wrote it when my son was nearing three, and the narrative voice of the baby reflects that of my son at this age."

Reviews

PreS. Patricelli explored opposites in her previous board books, including Big Little and Quiet Loud (both, 2003). In her latest, she explores typical toddler emotions and activities through a child's relationship with a favorite security item. Clutching a beloved blanket, a diapered tot announces, "Blankie comes everywhere with me." The uncluttered pictures show the toddler taking Blankie to preschool, the store, and the doctor; holding it while watching TV, during time-outs, during toothbrushing. Finally, the toddler drags Blankie to bed, where it comforts the round-eyed narrator: "Blankie isn't afraid of the dark. But I am." Patricelli's plain, effective words echo the neat, minimalist pictures. Pleasing figures rendered with strong black outlines and almost stick-figure simplicity are set against slightly textured, monochromatic backgrounds on sturdy, square pages. Children will easily recognize the deep bond between the child and the beloved object, and as in a companion volume, Binky, about a child with a pacifier, this offers a warm, comforting view of a toddler's daily world. Gillian Engberg
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Edition details

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763623636
• ISBN 13: 9780763623630
• Binding: Board book
• Illustrator: Patricelli Leslie
• Number of pages: 24