Where Do Pants Go?

by Rebecca Van Slyke, Chris Robertson (Illustrator)

Overview

Where do shirts, pants, shoes, and other clothes go? Turn these sturdy pages and find out! This board edition of Where Do Pants Go? is perfect for little ones just learning how to dress themselves.
 
Where do pants go? Do they go on your head? Do they go on your neck? No!  This humorous story shows kids how to put on their clothes—from the underwear on their bottoms to the hats on their heads and everything in between. But sometimes getting dressed doesn’t happen without a few fun missteps! These adorable toddlers and their trusty dogs are sure to tickle every young reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454915928
Publisher:	Sterling Children's Books
Publication date:	09/06/2016
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	130,632
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	330L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Rebecca Van Slyke earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She writes picture books, easy readers, nonfiction, middle grade fiction, and poetry. She is the author of Mom School, Dad School, and Lexie, The Word Wrangler. She is on the advisory committee for the Western Washington SCBWI and leads a writing group in Bellingham, WA. Find her on Facebook or at her website rebeccavanslyke.com.
 
Chris Robertson is an author-illustrator from Pasadena, CA. He graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in illustration and spent 10 years freelancing for magazines and newspapers before becoming a storyboard artist for Nickelodeon Animation Studios. His most recent books are Harry and the Hot Lava, My Yellow Umbrella, I’ll Trade My Peanut-Butter Sandwich, and Little Miss Liberty.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2016
Toddler-PreS-In this cumulative tale, a variety of toddlers get dressed unassisted by first putting an article of clothing on an incorrect body part (socks go on your ears? "No, no, NO!"), then putting it on correctly. Preschoolers will be tickled as they follow the bold cartoon illustrations of kids putting on everything from their underwear to their jackets and then finally meeting outside to play. While this title won't knock their socks off, very young children will enjoy the silliness. VERDICT A good storytime selection because of the clear, humorous illustrations and repetitive text.-Melisa Bailey, Harford County Library System, MD

School Library Journal

2016-06-22
Preschoolers learn how to get dressed.Young children of all colors and genders go through the daily dressing ritual, asking questions along the way. "Where do shirts go?" asks a blond, white boy. "Where do socks go?" asks an Asian girl. The routine begins with underwear and moves through pants and shoes before ending with jackets. The author establishes a rhythm by asking where each article of clothing goes, offering two silly wrong answers—the repeated "No, no, NO!" inviting little ones to participate—then offering the correct place after the turn of the page. As the clothing accumulates, the author rattles off each article in descending order ("Socks on your feet, shirt on your chest, pants on your legs," etc.). Children mastering the art of dressing themselves will surely enjoy the preposterous suggestions and applied knowledge. The crisp, clean, rounded pastel-colored illustrations make this an excellent read-aloud as well as a satisfying one-on-one experience. Each child is accompanied by a bouncy canine companion for extra cuteness. A smart breakdown of a daily routine. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews