I Went Walking

by Sue Williams, Julie Vivas (Illustrator)

Overview

A child discovers a parade of animals in this vibrant picture book filled with playful humor and rhyme.

I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a black cat
Looking at me.

This simple, funny read-aloud follows a boy’s exciting stroll through the countryside. The boy sees a black cat, then a brown horse, then a red cow, and so on, and before he knows it, he’s being trailed by the entire menagerie! Big type, repetition, lively art, and the visual guessing game created by introducing each animal only partially at first, make this the perfect addition to every young reader's library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780152380113
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/17/1992
Series:	Big Books Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	72,124
Product dimensions:	10.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

SUE MACHIN (formally Williams) is the author of the acclaimed picture books I Went Walking and Let’s Go Visiting, as well as Dinnertime! She lives in Australia.

JULIE VIVAS is illustrator of I Went Walking,Let's Go Visiting, the Mem Fox classics Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and Possum Magic, and several other picture book titles. Her distinctive watercolor style has delighted many children for many years. She lives in Australia.

Editorial Reviews

A little girl goes for a walk and encounters, one by one, several familiar friendly animals. Toddlers will try to identify each partially shown animal every time the book asks, "What did you see?" Each animal joins the girl and walk ends in a joyous romp. Viva's soft watercolors enrich this pleasingly repetitious tale.

Barnes & Noble Staff

What a charmer. . . . An excellent story hour choice.”—Booklist —

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