Hi!: A Rhyming Animal Sounds Book

by Ethan Long

Overview

Hi! is the first in a board book series on animal (and human) first words by award-winning author and illustrator Ethan Long.

A string of comically stylized animals greet each other in masterfully rhyming couplets—an owl’s “hoo” is answered by a cow’s “moo”; a crow’s “caw” is returned with a donkey’s “hee-haw”—all leading up to the “hi!” and “good-bye!” of a human toddler and his mom!

“A clever, deceptively simple board book. . . . A completely satisfying, age-appropriate package.” —Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

“[T]his friendly chain of greetings and Long’s bright, spongy-edged digital illustrations create an infectious sense of good cheer.” —Publishers Weekly

Read all the books in the Animal Sounds Series!
Good Night!
Hi!
Thank You!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419713651
Publisher:	Abrams Appleseed
Publication date:	05/05/2015
Series:	Animal Sounds
Pages:	20
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	6 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Ethan Long is an award-winning and internationally recognized author and illustrator of more than 65 children’s books as well as the creator of the Emmy-nominated series Tasty Time with ZeFronk on Playhouse Disney. Long won the 2013 Geisel Award for his picture book Up, Tall and High! He lives in Orlando, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

STARRED REVIEW
"A clever, deceptively simple board book...A completely satisfying, age-appropriate package."

Kirkus Reviews

"[T]his friendly chain of greetings and Long’s bright, spongy-edged digital illustrations create an infectious sense of good cheer."

Publishers Weekly

★ 2015-03-25
A clever, deceptively simple board book introduces animal sounds. Long's board-book debut proves again that he understands children and what appeals to them. With just one animal per page, each with a one-word salutation, this is a board book that will speak to very young children. The greeting for each animal rhymes with that of the critter on the facing page (the owl's "Hoo" rhymes with the cow's "Moo," for instance). Sometimes the rhymes are a bit of a stretch—cat's "Meow" and dog's "Bowwow"—but since the cat and dog are often associated, it works. It also is perfect preschool logic that the duck's "Quack" would rhyme with the yak's "Yak"—and who really knows what other word a yak would use when saying hello? The illustrations are simple, stylized versions of each animal. Each picture gives a bit more information about habitat or diet, without cluttering the pages with extra words. Long brings it full circle, as a dove's "Coo" rhymes with the owl's "Hoo." An additional spread shows all the animals without the words, so children can show off the sounds they remember. The final page shows a child saying, "Hi," to his mom, who picks him up before she says, "Good-bye," to the reader. A completely satisfying, age-appropriate package. (Board book. 6 mos.-2)

Kirkus Reviews