I Like Black And White

by Barbara Jean Hicks, Lila Prap (Illustrator)

Simple rhyming text and bold illustrations show animals, patterns, and shapes that are black and white.

Genres: Picture Books, Dogs

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Acclaimed children's book author Barbara Jean Hicks offers visiting author programs and workshops for aspiring writers of all ages. With a flair for the dramatic, Barbara engages, entertains, educates and inspires her audiences. She has taught at the preschool, middle school and community college levels and most recently worked in an elementary school as author-in-residence, program facilitator and parent educator. She has also written marketing copy and edited manuscripts for numerous trade publishers. Her picture books include the award-winning Jitterbug Jam: A Monster Tale and The Secret Life of Walter Kitty. Barbara lives in Oxnard, California.

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. I really liked the colors version of this story, so I expected to like this one, too. But it just didn't work. Neither the kiddos nor I were enthralled, and nothing I could do held their attention. And they were very confused by the "black" and "white" hands at the end...

[Maria McLaughlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good visual contrast- vocabulary building, rhyming,& opposites.

[Kristie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Focus on black and white pictures.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple enough my 4 yr old attempted most the words. Easily recognizable opposites helped with that. The bold illustrations were nice too.

[Edna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple short text and bold illustrations show animals, movements and all sorts of things that are either black, white or black and white.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bright, simple illustrations. Good for toddler storytimes.