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Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Aregui
Published by Candlewick Press
Pages: 176
Ages: 4-8
Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Powell’s Books | Indiebound | Book Depository | ISBN-10/ISBN-13: 0763676217 / 9780763676216
Publishers Summary:
Everyone knows that a tiny acorn grows into a mighty oak and a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. But in this clever, visually enchanting volume, it’s also true that a cow can result in both a bottle of milk and a painting of a cow, and an ape in a jungle may become an urban King Kong. Just as day turns into night and back again, a many-tiered cake is both created and eaten down to a single piece. With simple, graphic illustrations sure to appeal to even the youngest of children, this beautiful rumination on the passage of time will please the most discerning adult readers, too.
Turkeybird Giggles and Gawks: This is such a cool book! I really like learning about how things work. I ask my mom and dad lots and lots and lots of questions, so this was so neat! Even if I did have to keep asking my mom to explain some of the pictures it was really fun to hear about how things got from little tiny things to big big things and the cook-coo clock was the coolest. I’ve never seen one of those before! Some of it was super silly though, like the statue and the cake that gets eaten. I think I will keep reading and reading this book, it’s so neat.
Mom’s Two Cents: Earlier this week we received out copy of Before After and since that time it’s been in someone in our families hands. Not only the kiddos have been drawn to it, but myself and my husband haven’t stopped riffling through it. Each turn of the page presents a new question, a new thought or feeling. For myself, it evokes memories of seasons changing and Turkeybird getting stuck in the snow one winter in Virginia. It also leads to thoughts of how to explain the process from one beginning image to the next evolution, in part because both kiddos have been asking non-stop how it’s all connected.
Turkeybird is just the right age for this book, the one where every new discovery leads to another question. And while Littlebug enjoys the beautiful illustrations and love to know that one is connected to the other she doesn’t inquire about the process as much. I’m sure the day will come, too soon, when she’s begging to know just how the electricity surges through wiring to turn a room from dark to light with the flip of a switch. For now, she’s content with knowing it works. What I love though is that this book, while completely wordless, has captured everyone in our homes attention regardless of their age or interest.
Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Aregui is a beautiful addition to any library. Its wordless pages come to life as you watch a caterpillar hatch into a beautiful flying butterfly while imagining the step in between, cultivating curiosity in youth and bringing to light memories in adults. This will be a book discussed for many many months and years to come, and certainly one that I’d recommend again and again.
The1stdaughter Recommends: Ages 5 to 10. Before After takes the simplest of childhood questions and brings them to life in beautiful illustrations that readers of all ages will be fascinated by.
Find Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Aregui at the following spots:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Powell’s Books | Indiebound | Book Depository | Goodreads | ISBN-10/ISBN-13: 0763676217 / 9780763676216
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It's time for an update. Some crazy things are happening around here at the moment and I don't mean Max's disgusting pie pig contest. We finally have the next four book proofs to edit then they can be released, so watch this space! To give you a heads up they are titled Diamond in the Ruff, Ruff in Hollywood, It's A Ruff Life Being Dognapped and Ruff Resort. They are all an amazing read and like my first adventure will have you sitting at the edge of your seats, or was it me that did that when I read the first one. They'll have you LOL and that's a promise. I mean who can't help but laugh at that stupid dog Max? If you don't you'll end up crying out of frustration, or is that me again? Anyway I'll let you know the release date nearer the time.
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I'll tell you a new story soon but I'm just finishing off my new amazing fashion creations. You'll here all about them in book 8. Max is out somewhere, YIPEE! I don't have to put up with his mangy flea ridden fur for a bit but I'm sure he'll have some mundane story to tell you when he get's back.
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Lord Alfred doesn't look as good as this in real life, he has way less hair! Some of his toupee's would be more suited to Max. They don't have my sense of style.
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Well it's almost arrived. In only 3 days time, at It's A Ruff Life, we'll know who the 2 lucky winners are who are going to get a Free paperback copy of It's A Ruff Life. If you haven't yet entered the competition it still isn't too late to enter. Simply go to link below. Good Luck everyone. Bella & Max
My VBF, Lemondrop, has never been to a fashion show, can you believe it? I sometimes think that dog has never lived. Well lucky for her she's got me as a best friend. I've arranged a 'bellasome' trip to a top fashion show in London where, guess what? You've got it right if you worked out that I will be the Star Canine Model.
Benjamin has made me a new set of the most fabulous, bellatastic, sparkly outfits that you can imagine. I've decided to try out some teal highlights with fur extensions and a 'nest' design on the top of my head to go with them. I will look amazing!
I've talked Lemondrop into having a new fur style for the show. I can;t have her showing me up by not being trendy. She told me she won't have her fur coloured though. I can't understand why some dogs are such 'whimps' when it comes to canine fashion trends.
Ursula 's just arrived to take me to Canine Calm. I can't wait to see what I'll look like with the new fur design, as awesome as ever!
After finally agreeing with what I said Max goes and changes his mind about having a new fur style. I thought he was with me on this and that he wanted to join the trendy 21st century. I can see that I was wrong. That dog is never going to be stylish, he's always going to look plain and mongrelly. I don't know what else I can say to him to make him change his mind. I mean, I even agreed to go with him and hold his paw. I'd give up on him only, you know me, and I never gives up on anything I set my mind to and I always get my way in the end.. I suppose I will just have to keep on at him and wear him down until he finally has it done. He'd look great with some lowlights and a new design I suppose I could always make a mock up image of what he'd look like; he's bound to go for that then. Even he'd have to admit that flecks of blue would really make him stand out.
