The Visit - Hardcover

Lindbergh, Reeve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803711891 ISBN 13: 9780803711891

Publisher: Dial, 2005

Synopsis

While getting ready for a visit to their aunt and uncle's farm, two sisters talk about all the wonderful things they will do upon their arrival, from eating hearty country suppers and exploring the woods to napping in the hayloft and enjoying the beauty of the natural landscape.

About this title

About the Author

Reeve Lindbergh has written of the wonderfully Awful Aardvarks.

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 1–Two sisters visit their aunt and uncle's farm. Once there they find barns, haylofts, bird nests, roses, wholesome foods, and peaceful reading spots. At day's end, the girls realize that they miss their parents, but their sisterly love carries them through the night so that they can enjoy their time away. The siblings' relationship is the heart of this slight pastoral poem written in rhyming couplets with repeated refrains. Halperin's signature pencil-and-watercolor art, with arched frames for the main image and tiny story extenders in boxes at the bottom, complements the tone of Lindbergh's gently rhyming poem. This idyllic country vacation is great for extending the vocabulary of young listeners, who will pore over the drawings. The intricate pastel illustrations do not lend themselves to storytime sharing, but the book will find a wide readership in laps and small groups.–Angela J. Reynolds, Washington County Cooperative Library Services, Hillsboro, OR

K-Gr. 3. Two sisters' visit to their aunt and uncle's farm is re-created in Lindbergh and Halperin's charming collaboration. The individual events--playing in the barn, eating delicious home-cooked meals, experiencing a touch of homesickness----are less important than the heartfelt sentiment pervading the pages; the obvious affection the relatives feel for one another will warm the audience. The text, which uses four lines per spread with the last repeating the first, paints word pictures: "Windowpane, skylight, dormer and bay. / Light muslin curtains that rustle and sway. / Sisters asleep and dreaming till day. / Windowpane, skylight, dormer and bay." Halperin, whose pencil-and-watercolor artwork often seems like peering into a dollhouse window, uses the technique to best effect here. Arch-framed scenes take up most of the pages, but just below, strips of vignettes offer close-ups of the action. Ilene Cooper
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Edition details

• Publisher: Dial
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803711891
• ISBN 13: 9780803711891
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Halperin Wendy
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40