Let's Go Outside

by Kate Riggs, Monique Felix (Illustrator)

Overview

How many opposites do children encounter every day? Dark and light, small and big, inside and outside are just a few. In this illustrated, conceptual board book, young readers will learn pairs of opposite words in context by following a narrative about taking a dog for a walk. The tail-waggingly friendly illustrations work with the evocative text to further encourage readers and listeners to observe both the differences and similarities present in their surroundings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568463162
Publisher:	The Creative Company
Publication date:	03/13/2018
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Kate Riggs is a Minnesota-based editor and author of children's and young adult nonfiction books. In 2012, her book Dolphins was honored as the winner of the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Transitional Nonfiction.

Swiss artist Monique Felix has illustrated more than 40 celebrated children's books, including Creative Editions' popular Mouse Book series, Tuba Lessons, Where Do I End and You Begin?, The Good Ship Crocodile, and Chicken Wants a Nap. Among her many honors is the Octogone Prize from the International Center of Children's Literature in France.

Editorial Reviews

★ 2018-05-23
A Bernese mountain dog pup graces the cover of this deceptively simple board book.Throughout, the focus is on the dog's behavior while the child on the other end of the leash plays a supporting role. The pale-skinned child's indeterminate gender allows children of all gender expressions to put themselves in the story. A subtle lesson about opposites is hidden in plain sight in the simple text. Adjectives that are also opposites are highlighted in bold on each page. "Darkness turns to light. / A smooth nose sniffs rough sidewalk." Felix's illustrations help define the abstract concepts. For example, the verso of the opening spread is shadowed and dark, while the recto uses a lighter palette, dramatizing the first statement. Riggs assumes that young children will understand expressive verbs such as "thwack" and "print" (as in pawprint) from context and visual clues. The dog's large, expressive eyes are the constant, setting readers up for the final line: "Back inside, happy eyes say, ‘Let's go outside again!' "Who can resist this dog's big begging eyes and the leash in its mouth? Both toddlers and preschoolers will happily take this pup for a walk, again and again. (Board book. 1-4)

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