Five for a Little One

by Chris Raschka, Chris Raschka (Illustrator)

Overview

If you are a bunny, try a taste, take a gander, snuffle a sniff, relish a sound, and share a hug.

Everything around is waiting.

If you are a boy, or a girl, or a dog, or a kitty do like our friend Bunny.

And enjoy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689845994
Publisher:	Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Publication date:	07/01/2006
Series:	Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcove
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Chris Raschka is the illustrator of The Hello, Goodbye Window, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal. He is also the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book Yo! Yes?; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop; Mysterious Thelonious; John Coltrane’s Giant Steps; Can’t Sleep; In the City; and The Magic Flute. He lives with his wife and son in New York City.

Chris Raschka is the illustrator of The Hello, Goodbye Window, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal. He is also the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book Yo! Yes?; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop; Mysterious Thelonious; John Coltrane’s Giant Steps; Can’t Sleep; In the City; and The Magic Flute. He lives with his wife and son in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

A young, fuzzy-eared bunny happily demonstrates the capabilities of our senses, from hearing birds sing to savoring fruits and vegetables: "Lucky tongue, taste and try this berry pie. It's a blessing!/Cabbage, spinach, bitter or sweet, a joy to eat with salad dressing." Such lively verse and intriguing artwork (a mix of watercolor, ink, and splotchy potato prints) invite children to pay attention to our incredible world. (Ages 2 to 4)
Child magazine's Best Children's Book Awards 2006

The little one is a rabbit child; the five are its senses, which it explores with ebullient confidence. "Smell is 1 / Noble nose, sniff and smell. / You do it well." No one visually communicates concepts better than Raschka, and here he's at his deceptively simple best. With illustrations reminiscent of Clare Newberry's kittens and verse that recalls Margaret Wise Brown, this stands as a beautifully artful exploration of five of the youngest child's earliest experiences. Placed against an all-white background, the rabbit, rendered in a striking combination of boldly inked lines and softly fuzzy solids, explores each sense in turn. Each sense is represented iconically, from tiny cars and barking dogs (and a barking car) to a giant berry pie for hearing and taste, respectively, and is explained by the gentle verse. Overkill in concept books is easy to do, but this wee gem is oh-so-restrained, offering up just a few illustrations for each sense. Because no little one occurs in a vacuum, this rabbit child has two parents, who appear at the end, reinforcing each sensory encounter and capping them off with love. Perfect. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews