One Red Button

by Marthe Jocelyn (Artist)

One red button falls off a coat and becomes the cherry on an ice-cream cone, the wheel on a fire truck, the jewel in a necklace, and many other round surprises.

Illustrated using Jocelyn's delightful paper collage, One Red Button is a search-and-find adventure for little ones. This book will encourage the youngest readers to see the assortment of shapes and colors that decorate their own growing worlds.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Canadian born
22 books published for young readers"

Reviews

[Stephanie Tournas · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bright red button comes unstitched and becomes a different round object in each succeeding page opening. Bright colorful collages of fabric and paper depict places and things familiar to a toddler. This wordless book can serve as a search and find book or just a point and see.

[Etienne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just a button that appear in different image. No story. Wordless. It may be interesting for some to create a story based on the images with they're children, but it's really not near my style at all. Not for me in any way!

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wordless board book for babies just staring to engage with books, encouraging talking and interacting with the pages. Appealing bright illustrations encourage the hide and seek game.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This wordless board book is about a little red button that falls off a coat and can be found on many other every day items. This is a great book for toddler to search and find the button on each page.

[Elizabeth]

Minh Lê‏'s "Best Picture Books of 2017" gave this an Honorable Mention for "Best Design" (along with One Piece of String ).

I hadn't actually realized initially how one was supposed to read this wordless book, but the GoodReads blurb called it "a search-and-find adventure."

The paper collage illustrations are quite well-done, and the red button is deployed in a variety of ways.

[Amber Vissers · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a wordless book that was made as an ISPY book for toddlers. on every page of the book there is one red button that is portrayed in a useful way. This book helps young children to recognize colors and shapes.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

One red button is transformed into and made a part of many different things in this wordless board book. Baby and up

[Alicia Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

For: readers looking for a wordless picture book with lots of options for storytelling and vocabulary.

Possible red flags: some readers may not appreciate the format.

[Millie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this image only board book. Where is the One Red Button hiding? :)

[Chrisanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

So fun.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a simple board book for babies, showing different pictures a button could fit into.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

When my preschooler picked this out at the library, I thought it was a little simple for him, but he thought it was hilarious to find a button on an apple tree or a pig's snout, etc. Turned out to be a really fun read, and would make a great book for discussing shapes and patterns with a toddler.

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a terrific interactive wordless book. The illustrations charm with their whimsy and mixed-medium art.