I Know a Lot of Things

by Ann Rand, Paul Rand

Written from the simplicity of a child's perspective, "I Know a Lot of Things" is a celebration of all the new and intriguing knowledge that children delight in possessing. Illustrated with graphic designer Paul Rand's colorful, playful artwork, this reissued classic (originally published in 1956) is sure to please a new generation.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Classics, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

Reviews

[Ginna]

Awesome book!
I would assign a theme -I Know a Lot of Things....about punctuation - for example. And I would make little booklets for the students to write a book about what they know about punctuation. You could tell them to use two pages for each punctuation mark; left side for a picture, and the right side page for the writing.

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book because I mistakenly thought it was by AYN Rand, not Ann Rand, and I was curious about what kind of nonsensical fucker AYN Rand would write in a children's book. The mistake was joyfully mine, because this book was charming and cute.

The text is written from the perspective of an unseen child narrator who is listing the things he knows. It reminded me a lot of the more-popular Ruth Krauss´ book A Hole is To Dig, with the tone being very matter-of fact while sometimes being matter of factly silly. "I know a cat says meow" is one statement while a mushroom is "Just a little fellow with a big umbrella". The illustrations feel a lot like advertising you'd see in the late 1950´s in terms of color and composition, but done in a whimsical collage.

[Ms.TPena Peña · Rating 4 out of 5]

From a child's perspective of the things he knows. Often the story is told in rhyme, which may encourage children to anticipate what the boy will say next. A fun example for children to see themselves in a positive light, because they will see that they know a lot of things as well.

[Jessie Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations are gorgeous, mid century style.

[Maddalenah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much is lost in translation (l'originale in inglese è molto più "musicale" e divertente)

[Phyllis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple book for young child. I like it for the graphic art!

[Jess Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Basically, this book is about "knowing" things and realizing that despite knowing a lot, as we grow, we come to know even more. I'd say the level of things range from what a toddler knows to what an early elementary child would know, but the overall interest level probably best suits a preschooler. Wasn't blown away by this one.

[Ami · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better prose & better art than Sparkle and Spin, but nothing mindblowing. Collage-style, bold colors. Eh.

[Jay Bushara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of houses made of bricks and glass, and cakes that take "ages to bake," which sure seems like a pretty good place to start. Still, it's the tip of a very big iceberg, and that is the most important thing to know of all. Simple and wise, with very basic paintings, and lots of white space in between.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and sweet.

[Emmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

simple story, great design elements.