Me and My Day

by Liesbet Slegers (Illustrator)

Overview

“Surprisingly, a book for little ones consisting of four chapters is a developmentally appropriate winner.” – Kirkus Reviews

It’s a nice day today. I put on my bib and eat breakfast. Yummy! Then I go and play. I take a bath, wash, and play with my boat. Then it’s time for bed.

A little book filled with familiar images of a typical day. For toddlers ages 12 months and up with a focus on the child’s daily life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605371917
Publisher:	Clavis
Publication date:	08/12/2014
Series:	Me and the World
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 6.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Liesbet Slegers (1975, Belgium) studied Graphics and Illustrations at the Saint-Lucas institute of Antwerp. She works as a fulltime graphic designer and illustrator. With her simple, recognizable style and vivid colours she knows how to attract the attention of every toddler. In her many books, Slegers frequently focuses on “the first experience of a toddler,” a time she characterized as “exciting but also very scary! I try to help them with my books,” she added, “and also try to give the parents or teacher some assistance!”

Editorial Reviews

"Surprisingly, a book for little ones consisting of four chapters is a developmentally appropriate winner." - Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Liesbet Slegers’s other books:

“Bright, boldly colored illustrations with thick outlines and cheery characters match the direct text's style….A book for car-loving kids.” - Kirkus Reviews (ME AND MY CARS)

“[This book] presents a common childhood experience through a friendly narrator who explains step-by-step what is happening. [It] will guide parents through a discussion of what to expect as they prepare and reassure their children.” – School Library Journal (KEVIN GOES TO THE LIBRARY)

“Toddlers should be drawn to this straightforward depiction of a common experience.” – Publishers Weekly (KEVIN GOES TO THE LIBRARY)

“Grasping the pages and pulling them apart will help children with their fine motor skills. The slide feature also allows the child to participate in the read-aloud by controlling the pacing of the surprises.” – curledupkids.com (TAKE A LOOK VROOM)

“Help baby grow up to be a reader by giving gibing books as gifts for baby showers. Babies and toddlers love interactive board books — board books with things to touch, pull, lift, and slide like” – Imagination Soup (TAKE A LOOK BUNNY)

From the Publisher

2014-10-06
In this compilation originally published as four separate books, a toddler takes readers through a first-person account of a typical day. In four different vignettes, each with simple chapter headings ("Eating," "Playing," "Bathing" and "Sleeping"), a Caucasian tyke, likely male, demonstrates the activities involved in his daily routine. While the text is direct and may strike some as dry, it models talking strategies that are effective in promoting language development: "This is my cup. My cup is filled with water. Look! I am holding my cup with two hands." The double-page spreads highlight one object on the left-hand page and place the object in a wider scene on the right with the youngster often demonstrating its use. Slegers' brightly colored cartoons outlined in bold black lines charm, managing to be infinitely recognizable without being boring. The companion, Me and the Seasons, follows the same tot through the four seasons of the year, also working nicely as a bound quartet. The size and shape of both offerings suggest a board book, but the internal pages are thick card stock with rounded corners. Surprisingly, a book for little ones consisting of four chapters is a developmentally appropriate winner. (Board book. 6-18 mos.)

Kirkus Reviews

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