What is Soft? - Hardcover

Kantor, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1936669633 ISBN 13: 9781936669639

Publisher: blue manatee press, 2018

Synopsis

What is soft? Soft can be all kinds of things: a sweater, a whisper, the tickling of grass under your feet. This gentle read-aloud explores the many different ways “soft” appears in our world, with a perfect ending to send little ones into sweet, soft dreams!

About this title

About the Author:

Erin Barker is an illustrator and designer living in Cincinnati, OH. She works at blue manatee bookstore and What is Soft? is her first children's book. Susan Kantor worked as a graphic designer, children’s book editor, and a senior writer/editor for Girl Scouts of the USA. She lives in New York City.

Review:

“'Soft is a feather, soft is a cloud, / soft is a whisper, soft is not loud': So goes the rhyming text, which is accompanied by a mix of spot art and full- and double-page spreads in what looks to be a mix of velvety watercolor and pencil. A diverse cast of wide-eyed children, adult caregivers, and animals acts out the scenes. Most of the illustrations are endearing, particularly one of a brown-eyed, brown-skinned tot bottle-feeding a baby lamb and another of a black father and child enjoying a goodnight kiss on the last spread. ...[T]he abundance of examples will give caregivers and children plenty of ideas for spotting softness in the world around them." —Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: blue manatee press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1936669633
• ISBN 13: 9781936669639
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 14
• Illustrator: Barker Erin