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One Two That’s My Shoe by Alison Murray | Storytime Standouts
One Two That’s My Show written and illustrated by Alison Murray
Counting Picture Book published by Disney Hyperion Books
A delightful, cheery picture book, One Two That’s My Shoe by Alison Murray will have tremendous appeal for toddlers, preschoolers and older children. Beautiful illustrations feature a lovely palette and direct readers to notice numbers and what is to be counted in each two-page spread. Very well-suited to a classroom or a library read aloud session, the illustrations are bold and large enough for a group to enjoy.
Georgie Dog picks up one of Grace’s shoes and within minutes a chase ensues. Georgie jumps over three teddy bears and races past four wooden blocks. Soon after, he rushes outside and into the garden. Grace chases after him. This is a playful pup with a winning personality. He is clearly having fun until he encounters ten upset chickens.
One Two That’s My Shoe is a special delight and highly recommended.
Young readers may recognize Georgie Dog and Grace from Apple Pie ABC
Cut and Colour Georgie Dog from Ms. Murray’s website
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By: Carolyn Hart,
on 10/20/2015
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Pumpkin Patch Fun! Picture Books and Printables | Storytime Standouts
We live very near to several pumpkin patches. At this time of year, the leaves have died away to reveal gorgeous orange fruit. If you and your family have an opportunity to trudge through muddy fields to select just the right pumpkin, be sure to extend your child’s learning with pumpkin theme picture books and printables.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever written by
Steven Kroll and illustrated by Jeni Bassett
Preschool picture book about growing pumpkins published by
Cartwheel Books, a Division of ScholasticClayton and Desmond each fall in love with the same pumpkin and are soon working night and day to water and fertilize it. Before long, it is absolutely enormous! One night, as they work to protect the pumpkin from frost, the two young mice meet and discover that they have both been working on the same pumpkin project. Before long, it is time for a pumpkin contest and, together, the new friends enlist the help of dozens of field mice to transport the pumpkin into town.
With only a brief reference to carving a smiling jack-o-lantern face, this story is primarily about caring for the growing pumpkin, discovering a new friend and working cooperatively together. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
is a great opportunity to explore the life cycle of a pumpkin. It will be enjoyed by preschool, kindergarten and early primary age children.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever at Amazon.com
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Pumpkin Town written by
Katie McKay and illustrated by
Pablo Bernasconi Preschool picture book about growing pumpkins published by
HMH Books for Young ReadersJosé’s family grows pumpkins and usually they are very careful to only grow the best. One day José and his five brothers discard some ‘lesser’ seeds carelessly. The seeds are blown into town and land on straw roofs and in soil. When spring arrives, the seeds began to grow. Soon intrusive vines push through windows and heavy pumpkins threaten to drop out of trees and off rooftops. José and his family are blissfully unaware of the problem until the brothers venture into town.
Acknowledging their mistake, the boys set about harvesting the pumpkins and returning the town to normal. Observant readers will accurately predict the impact of rewarding the brothers’ hard work by giving them watermelons to eat.
Very good fun for preschool, kindergarten and early primary age children. No reference to Halloween.
Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins at Amazon.com
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Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins Rhyming, counting picture book about harvesting pumpkins written by Dianne Ochiltree and illustrated by Anne-Sophie Lanquetin
Sam Raccoon is confident when she heads out to the pumpkin patch. She pulls a large blue wagon behind her and she is soon filling it with big, lumpy pumpkins. At last the wagon is stacked with sixteen bright orange pumpkins that wiggle and wobble as she pulls it down the bumpy road. Soon, the pumpkins tumble out of the wagon and roll and bounce down the hill to the farmhouse.
Sam runs after the tumbling pumpkins and is disappointed when some are cracked but Grandpa knows exactly what to do with cracked pumpkins. The family gets to work and soon enjoy a delicious dessert.
Engaging illustrations, rollicking rhymes and the chance to count along will have great appeal for preschool, kindergarten and early primary age children.
Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins at Amazon.com
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Karin Larson’s debut children’s book is sure to delight your young muses from the onset. The whimsical connection many toddlers have with their stuffed animals is endearing to not only themselves, but to the adults in their lives. The simplicity of loving their stuffed animals as if they are real pulls at the heartstrings. Come along for a unique bedtime counting ritual that will soon become a classic routine in your home.
The illustrations by Ginger Nielson provided a rich backdrop to Larson’s clever counting story.
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Book: 123 versus ABC
Author: Mike Boldt (@MikeBoldt)
Pages: 32
Age Range: 3-7
ABC versus 123 by Mike Boldt is a fun-filled alphabet/counting book hybrid, in the vein of Kelly Bingham's Z is for Moose. 
The number 1 and letter A each arrive thinking that the book should be about them. Their argument continues as one alligator, two bears, three cars, and so on show up. Is it about the letters or is it about the numbers? It's about both, obviously. And by the time 26 zebras show up, well, it's quite a party. And the numbers and letters each recognize that perhaps there is a place for the others.
Kids will enjoy the contentious interactions between the numbers and letters, as well as the zany party atmosphere that arises as the animals and things start to arrive. This is definitely a book that takes advantage of having a single author/illustrator, as the text is wholly integrated with the comical illustrations. Like this:
"That settles it then. Since this is 1 Alligator, this is a book about Numbers," says the 1.
"Did you hear what you said? Alligator. That starts with the letter A. Just look who else is showing up now," says the A.
Here the "1", "A" "Numbers" and second "Alligator" are all shown in larger, colored text. This repeats throughout the book, with the numbers and object description words shown in various colors.
The 1 and the A are both portrayed as lively and full of personality. The other creatures and things are all brightly colored and actively moving about. 123 versus ABC is brimming with energy.
It's always nice to see an alphabet book that doesn't take itself too seriously. And it's nice to see a counting book that goes up to 26, instead of the usual 10. But what really makes this book fun are the bouncy characters, bright colors, and energetic interactions. Recommended for home or school use.
Publisher: HarperCollins (@HarperChildrens)
Publication Date: June 25, 2013
Source of Book: Review copy from the publisher
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Ducklings in a Row by Renee Heiss illustrated by Matthew B. Holcomb Character Publishing 4 Star . Back Cover: When Mama Duck asks her ducklings to arrange themselves from One to Ten, the baby ducks learn much more than sequencing skills. In Ducklings in a Row, ten unique duckling personalities combine to gorm a humorous …
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Below is my interview with the book's illustrator, Daniel Griffo.Thank you, Daniel!
Q. The finished art for Va-Va-Vroom is digital and clearly you have great command of that medium. Is your process digital from start to finish, or do you still use pencil and paper?
A. Sometimes deadlines are too close, therefore, I sketch my work straight on the computer screen, which translates into an important saving of time. However, even if the final stage of all my works is digital, I still enjoy paper sketching of preliminary ideas. When sketching, I like doing a lot of doodling on paper and experiencing many textures, which I later scan and apply in the final digital version. In the case of Va-Va-Vroom I had enough time to sketch on paper, which I really enjoyed.
Q. Were there any particular challenges in illustrating this book?
A. The major challenge of this book was the story background. Being a topic so much appreciated by children, it took me some time to study the environment and try to recreate the images. I made use of a variety of car models which matched the personality of every child of the story. I haven’t chosen particularly racing cars. Based on the imagination perspective and personal taste of children, I imagined that each car needed to show something personal. I decided that animal patterns on cars and helmets could be a good idea. My 4-year-old son, Benjamín, showed real enthusiasm for the design.
Q. Never mind the drawing challenge with all those cool cars with fancy rims: you have several really BIG scenes in this book (stadiums, crowds, wide views of fencing, roadways, etc). How do you tackle such complex scenes?
A. It’s true, when I first started sketching the book I noticed the big scenes and the amount of details I had to face. Recreating them filled me with enthusiasm; yet, the most complex to solve were the shots. My aim was to use every illustration as a means to capture the little reader with a new vision. Images contain the framework and scene from different angles. My goal is to generate expectations and movement through images; something good fun and different to encourage kids to go further into the story. I didn’t want to bore them with similar settings from the artistic point of view.
Q. I think my favorite illustration might be the last page - I love that you brought them back to their 'real' world, but kept their cars and racing outfits - it lets the kids wonder if it was all real or not. Do you have a favorite spread in the book?
A. As an artist I’m in love with all my images. I like each of them for special reasons – either the framework or some peculiarity. I absolutely agree with you, I believe that the unexpected ending for the reader -the doubt: “was it all real or not?”- makes the last illustration one of my favorites.
I received a very nice review from the Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection and an even nicer review of my work in general. In this review they say:
Now McNamee has written a book that combines Science and Math in a fun way. Lightning Strikes teaches kids to count backwards while it also explains how you can use counting to judge how far away thunder is. In his typical style, McNamee uses humor and rhyme to tackle a less than funny subject…In addition to the fact that McNamee’s books are always fun, he comes up with some of the most unique story ideas. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next!
The full review can be found at the link below.
http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/lightning-strikes-by-kevin%c2%a0mcnamee/I have four more picture books currently under contract and I know that two of them are being worked on by the illustrators. I don’t have any release dates for these ones though. I think I might need to email my publisher about that after this blog post. You see, I’m kind of curious to see what I’m coming up with next as well. ;-)
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Congrats to Nina. Great interviewm Gina, thanks!!