Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "concept-books"
"Up, Down and Around" and "Bear in a Square"
These are concept books for the very young.
Up, Down and Around
4 stars
author: Katherine Ayres
Illustrator: Nadine Bernard Westcott
This takes children out into the garden. Some crops grow up. Some crops grow down. Some grow around. And all are occupied by very happy bugs.
The illustrations are suitable for very young children. The bugs are make believe versions as all have happy, smiling faces. Vegetables are much more lifelike.
Bear in a Square
4 stars
author: Stella Blackstone
Illustrator: Debbie Harter
The book is designed to introduce shapes. Some are the usual, but others include moon, star, zigzag, heart and oval. The number varies in the illustrations so they can be found and counted.
The illustrations are simple and colorful. Their very basic approach works well for the book's concept.
Up, Down and Around
4 stars
author: Katherine Ayres
Illustrator: Nadine Bernard Westcott
This takes children out into the garden. Some crops grow up. Some crops grow down. Some grow around. And all are occupied by very happy bugs.
The illustrations are suitable for very young children. The bugs are make believe versions as all have happy, smiling faces. Vegetables are much more lifelike.
Bear in a Square
4 stars
author: Stella Blackstone
Illustrator: Debbie Harter
The book is designed to introduce shapes. Some are the usual, but others include moon, star, zigzag, heart and oval. The number varies in the illustrations so they can be found and counted.
The illustrations are simple and colorful. Their very basic approach works well for the book's concept.
