I Wrote You a Note: (Children's Friendship Books, Animal Books for Kids, Rhyming Books for Kids)

by Lizi Boyd

Overview

In this deceptively simple storybook from award-winning author-illustrator Lizi Boyd, readers will delight in following a note's unexpected journey and encountering a cast of charming characters along the way. The spare text is filled with the kind of repetition and rhythm that make for a captivating read-aloud, while the humor and childlike cadence will engage readers who are beginning to decipher books on their own. The brilliantly colored paintings share the gentleness of the text but also bring a joyous exuberance to this celebration of nature, curiosity, imagination, and friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452159577
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	06/13/2017
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	390L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Lizi Boyd is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Big Bear Little Chair, selected as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and Flashlight, winner of the internationally prestigious BolognaRagazzi Award. She lives in Vermont.

Editorial Reviews

"A delightful adventure."-School Library Journal

"A delightful adventure."-School Library Journal

From the Publisher

10/01/2017
PreS-Gr 2—A young child lounging in a flowery meadow writes a note and leaves it for a friend. A variety of animals discover it first and transform it according to their needs. When Turtle comes across the note, he makes a raft out of it; Duck uses it as a dock for her ducklings; Spider crosses the creek on it; and so forth. Eventually the wind blows the note over to its intended recipient, another child. The last page reveals the missive's contents—an invitation to go exploring, something the note's author has been doing all along while waiting for a friend to arrive. Boyd's stylized gouache illustrations are reminiscent of Matisse's cutouts, with their vivid colors and dancing shapes. Sharp-eyed readers will enjoy spotting the animals on the spreads as they make their appearance and cameos throughout the story. Hand-lettered text is a fitting accompaniment to the images both in its simple refrain of "I wrote you a note. Did you find it?" and in making the entire book feel like the note itself. VERDICT A delightful adventure through the great outdoors, best shared one-on-one to pore over the engagingly designed pages.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY

School Library Journal