All in a Day

by Chihiro Takeuchi

Overview

"Be sure to make time for this charmer; kids will want to return to it time and again."  Kirkus Reviews 

Follow the comings and goings of everyone who lives and works in the same building and enjoy the interactive search-and-find as we see what happens throughout the day. 

Look in the windows and track each character's journey over the course of a day. And we can't forget what happens when (almost) everyone is sleeping. 

Chihiro's detailed, kid-friendly paper cut artwork engages readers and includes them in her work. Here, she smartly focuses on what happens on the hour, which is the way children are first introduced to the concept of reading clocks. 

This is a story that works on multiple levels: as a narrative, a seek-and-find game, and an introduction to reading analog clocks.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781922610546
Publisher:	Berbay Publishing
Publication date:	04/04/2023
Series:	All in
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	417,097
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.81(h) x 0.06(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Chihiro Takeuchi is a renowned paper cut artist living in Osaka, Japan. In 2015 and 2016 Chihiro was part of a select group of artists to exhibit at the prestigious Bologna Book Fair, and she specializes in writing for and working with children in the early childhood stages.  

Editorial Reviews

02/20/2023

Beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing to 6 a.m. the following morning, this neatly planned, interactive story tracks the movements of a city building’s inhabitants throughout the course of a single day. Looking through the windows of one three-story building with a large clock on its face, Takeuchi (Can You Find My Robot’s Arm?) depicts the activities of its toy-like, dot-eyed inhabitants, portrayed with various skin tones. A bakery and a barber occupy the gabled building’s street level; a clockmaker, a family, and a grandmother live in apartments above them; and an artist and a musician occupy the top floor. Each space contains furniture, pets, tools, and more. “Rise and shine,” play-by-play text begins. “The baker has already been up for several hours baking fresh bread for the day. Grandma is having breakfast with her friends.” Most pages conclude with a question, and enlarged vignettes on the recto reward careful inspection (Grandma’s “friends” are numerous cats, plus a color-changing chameleon). Conversational, cheerful prose recalls that of Richard Scarry in its attention to life’s small dramas (“The ice-cream truck is here./ Who wants ice-cream?”). As new things happen and scenes change, there’s always something else to see in this cozy chronicle, which asks questions, teaches time-telling, and gently nudges viewers to closely observe the world around them. Ages 3–7. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"Not enough hours in the day! This delightful Australian import, a seek-and-find challenge teeming with details, invites kids to observe activities occurring at various hours from morning to night in an apartment building that includes a bakery, a barbershop, and several residences. Bonus: Kids can practice telling time from the analog clock atop the building....Be sure to make time for this charmer; kids will want to return to it time and again." Kirkus Reviews

“There is so much to see and to adore within these pages. The story is interactive with ‘can you find’ challenges on each page, encouraging the reader to notice changes throughout the day. Even the pages where most are asleep are thoughtful and beautiful.” Reading Time, Children’s Book Council of Australia

"Chihiro's detailed, paper cut artwork instantly engages readers. With their attention focusing on the hour and what happens at that time of the day, the reader learns about the significance of that hour of each day, learning to tell the time along the way. Berbay’s mantra, ‘Clever books for curious kids’ shines out in this unique picture book." ReadPlus

"With the most exquisitely detailed paper cut images, this picture book is a feast for your eyes! Follow the families and businesses in the clocktower building as they move through their day. There are simple things to find on every page, but it is the intricacies that will add layers to the story with each reading. Wonderful!" Kids Reading Guide 

From the Publisher

2023-01-25
Not enough hours in the day!

This delightful Australian import, a seek-and-find challenge teeming with details, invites kids to observe activities occurring at various hours from morning to night in an apartment building that includes a bakery, a barbershop, and several residences. Bonus: Kids can practice telling time from the analog clock atop the building. Black text presents a simple narrative about various goings-on—from 7 a.m. to 6 a.m. the next day—and who’s performing them, including the baker and Grandma. Grayscale text at the bottom of each page asks readers to locate items. Youngsters’ counting, color-perception, and vocabulary skills are tested throughout, with questions such as “How many mugs can you find?” This book won’t disappoint: Savoring small details is fun and a terrific way to sharpen visual literacy. Kids will appreciate getting the chance to notice subtle changes in the scenes. In daylight, the building appears against a turquoise backdrop. At dusk, it’s deep red, signaling approaching nightfall; at night and in the early-morning hours, it’s dark blue, lightening with dawn. Some details are tricky to discern, but kids won’t mind. Adults should encourage children to volunteer activities they and their families do during certain day/evening hours and help them practice telling time with simple clocks. Characters are racially diverse. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Be sure to make time for this charmer; kids will want to return to it time and again. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews