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For Review:
My Favorite Color by Aaron Becker. unpgd. Candlewick Studio/ Candlewick Press, September, 2020. 9781536214741.
Publisher synopsis:People always ask for your favorite color. But who said you can only have one? Open this gorgeous board book to find an ode to ever-changing colors, offering a spectrum of hues evoking the sun, the sea, clouds, and dew-dappled fruit. In colorful grids of small squares—some translucent inserts, some painted on the page—Aaron Becker uses layering to make colors shift and transition from spread to mesmerizing spread. As fun to look at as an alluring paint-chip display and as inspiring as an artful concept book can be, My Favorite Color promises to be a favorite, well-thumbed read and a prized art object in itself.
The Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy celebrates color and nature with a joyously simple die-cut book.
This is a Book of Shapes by Kenneth Kraegel. unpgd. Candlewick Press, September, 2020. 9781536207019.
Publisher synopsis:First comes the circle. Then the square and the triangle. Then the . . . emu pushing a pancake wagon down a hill? What begins as a concept book about everyone’s geometric favorites soon defies expectations with a series of funny and imaginative twists. Award-winning author-illustrator Kenneth Kraegel pairs a deadpan text with simple wood-grained shapes, interspersed with vibrant illustrations of animals engaged in hilariously absurd pastimes. Each page turn builds on the delicious anticipation the contrast creates to make this a unique and rollicking story-time hit.
The creator of King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson and Green Pants switches gears with a slyly silly introduction to shapes—just watch out for the emus!
I also received a big box of books from Scholastic with tons of titles I can't wait to read and review.
Purchased: nothing, though I do have a list and I'm just about out of gift cards;-)
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These look like fun books. I hope you enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteThese look like wonderful books. It must be challenging to be a librarian at this time. Best wishes!
ReplyDeleteOooh! I like the look of the Book of Shapes! Great haul!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my Stacking the Shelves!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
These both look like great books! I always hate it when people ask me my favorite color because I don't have just one. There's too many different colors and hues to choose from, like the book blurb suggests. I hope you have a great week!
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