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Bringing the Outside In
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A rollicking book that reminds young readers to go outside and play!
“We’re bringing the outside in, oh, bringing the outside in. . . .”
Nothing takes the place of splashing in a puddle or jumping into a pile of autumn leaves. Along with the mud and sand that gets tracked indoors come memories that live forever! Mary McKenna Siddals has written a joyous anthem that encour ...more
“We’re bringing the outside in, oh, bringing the outside in. . . .”
Nothing takes the place of splashing in a puddle or jumping into a pile of autumn leaves. Along with the mud and sand that gets tracked indoors come memories that live forever! Mary McKenna Siddals has written a joyous anthem that encour ...more
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Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 9th 2016
by Random House Books for Young Readers
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May 31, 2016
The Library Lady
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Shelves:
picture-books,
storytime
This is a versatile little book that could be used to talk about the seasons, about outdoor play, or just enjoyed as a lap read. The brief verse and bright pictures remind me of one of my favorite annual reads at story time, Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens: A Book About the Four Seasons, and this too has group appeal. This has the added bonus of potential audience action, with things like sweeping and shaking. Very nice.
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I am always interested to see which books the boys gravitate towards. Particularly if they like the same ones I do. It's not unusual for them to like something that I don't. This received a 4 stars, because they loved it and I thought it was ok. When asked why he liked it, Sam said it was because of the patterns of the words. Very much like a song and verse.
So very cute. Gave me the warm fuzzies!
Mar 09, 2018
Olivia Slykhuis
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really liked it
Shelves:
picture-books-to-use,
everyday-diversity
I love the illustrations in this book. They're lovely, feature everyday diversity, and have great seasonal colours and cute details and textures. This book explores being indoors and outdoors in all four seasons, and the idea of keeping memories or collectables from nature. Would be neat to do with a nature collection activity. Could have good conversations of the kinds of things we like to do in each season. Also seems like a book that could incorporate some singing. I will try to use this.
Bringing the Outside In is a story of children enjoying the outdoors through each season, how they track bits of it in, and how the pictures taken provide memories of the outside times that can be savored over and over. The beautiful illustrations add depth to the story and make this a perfect book for children four to eight.
Lyrical little book with charming illustrations of a family enjoying all kinds of weather. My 4 yo enjoyed the happy expressions on the children’s faces. “I want to do the same thing like them - bring the outside in! I love this book!” - V, age 4
Celebrate the seasons in five (yes, five) delightful stanzas. It seems enjoying the outdoors requires some cleaning up when coming back inside -- all part of the fun. The final stanza is about remembering the moments through photos. The illustrations depict children of several races.
4 ethnically diverse kids explore each season, go inside and clean up after themselves. Preschool or daycare? But they end up PJ's.
Whatever, its exuberant, then cozy. Completely charming.
Whatever, its exuberant, then cozy. Completely charming.
Darling illustrations, as fun for adults as children. Lots to talk about - changing seasons, advanced vocabulary...
4.5 stars
Cute illustrations, nice rhyming. A keeper.
Cute illustrations, nice rhyming. A keeper.
Aug 10, 2018
Cecilia
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reading-challenge-2018
This book was not to my tastes, and I just couldn't finish it. It would probably be perfect for children (and others!) that love music, though.
I love how this book encourages young children (and their parents) to embrace nature and enjoy the outdoors in every season!
Celebrating the joy of playing outside. The sing-song repetitive text and adorable illustrations guarantees it will be a hit with little ones.
A sweet celebration of the seasons and the joy of playing outside. The illustrations are very cute and have a retro feel while being fresh and diverse.
Love books about getting outside and the seasons.
Water color type illustrations with diverse children enjoying themselves.
Water color type illustrations with diverse children enjoying themselves.
This picture book invites children to head outside and play in every season. The book begins in spring with children outside carrying umbrellas and jumping in puddles. They play with worms and get good and muddy. Then they head inside to dry off, dump out their boots, and mop up. Summer comes next with sand, water and shells. They carry it back inside with them too as they wash up from all of the sunshine. Autumn is next with apples and leaves that need to be picked off and raked up. Finally, th
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Oct 08, 2016
Beverly McCall
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A delightful and inspiring book encouraging young children to get out doors and play. Mary McKenna Siddals employed a repetitive structured to pull of the lyrical cadence in her rhyming text. The illustrations are well done and help to support the text allowing youngsters to make visual connections to the text. I also liked the way Ms. Siddals prioritized outdoor activities and supplemented them with indoor activities, thereby, helping students to make connections. In the classroom, teachers can
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Four diverse kids at what looks like a home daycare cavort outdoors in each season, returning to the house with bits of nature still clinging to them. Brush off, clean up, and start all over again!
The rosy illustrations and sweet-faced children make the fun look positively frolicsome. Photos and mementos from their adventures are gathered and remembered at the end of the year.
A winsome book of the changing seasons!
The rosy illustrations and sweet-faced children make the fun look positively frolicsome. Photos and mementos from their adventures are gathered and remembered at the end of the year.
A winsome book of the changing seasons!
This is a good title which shows children playing outside and when they go in they clean or put away the outside that comes in. . .you know like sand on your feet from the beach. Or they warm the cold in their fingers. All four seasons are presented in this title which is done in a rhyming text with a refrain, bringing the outside in, then. Charming and I think young children will be motivated to discuss there adventures about playing outside and what they have brought into their homes.
This book is about going through the seasons and getting outside in the fresh air to explore and exercise. It is lyrical like in a song and rhyming text. Shows the children in different clothing fitting the seasons and the pictures show them having fun while getting outside to play. The children in the paintings or illustrations appear to be having more fun outside than inside and save their pictures to share later when inside with their mother. Nice slice of life type story.
A small group of ethnically diverse children play together outside, then bring elements of the seasons back indoors with them. They clean up their messes and put things away, only to bring out photos of these memories to look at again and again. Simple text and soft watercolor illustrations make this a gentle storybook to teach the differences in seasons and the importance of making memories with friends and family. Delightful!
I LOVE Patrice Barton's illustrations! And it just so happens that she gets paired with wonderful authors. This is a sweet poem that celebrates nature, encouraging children to explore outside in each season and to treasure those memories. And I love that there's a little dog tagging along on these adventures. Cute, cute, cute!
Four children love to play outside in all types of weather. When they come into the house they have to clean it up and put it back outside again. Mud, rain, sand, leaves, snow... it all has to go back out. But they keep their memories inside in a photo box which they can review anytime they want to bring the outside back in again.
This fun rhyming picturebook feels like a song, and feels fresh despite being a fairly typical season story. Barton's illustrations are sketched in pencil and colored digitally, giving it a wonderfully bright, yet soft-edged feel. This would serve as a great read aloud for most prek age groups and really, the illustrations are just dynamically delightful.
The repetition of this would make it awesome to read with kids, and get them helping. It would also lend itself to talking about the experiences. The rhythm of this book really made me want to sing it, but I couldn't quite figure out a tune.
Following the seasons, four diverse kids (and one small dog) show the value of time spent outdoors. When it's time to come inside, some of what has been brought in needs to be cleaned up, which can be fun, too. A natural selection for story time that almost all young kids will be able to relate to.
This book remind us all of the pure joy of playing outside! The rhyming text and repetition lends itself to this little tune I made us that I sing it to.
Patrice Barton's illustrations are gorgeous, as always.
Patrice Barton's illustrations are gorgeous, as always.
Mar 31, 2016
Silence
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
picture-books-seasons,
picture-books-movement
Audience: Preschool
Plot / Review: This one is a great pick for showing kids what fun there is to be had outside all year long.
Illustrations: Cute, but small
Read aloud: Yes, but since the book is on the smaller side, it might be hard for large crowds to see in a storytime.
Plot / Review: This one is a great pick for showing kids what fun there is to be had outside all year long.
Illustrations: Cute, but small
Read aloud: Yes, but since the book is on the smaller side, it might be hard for large crowds to see in a storytime.
Love the walk through the seasons as the kids get outside and play. The rhyme flows so well I kept thinking that surely there is a tune I don't know that goes with it. Lovely illustrations and be sure to look under the dust jacket at the different case art.
I actually hugged this book after reading it to my kids. We will be adding this to our shelves right away!
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