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My Autumn Book
My Autumn Book
Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: December 3, 2015
Review
This smaller-sized picture book is perfect for toddler hands. The little girl, who recognizes the signs of autumn, is propelled outside by her excitement to investigate with backpack, camera and notebook. Spiders, crickets, chilly wind, full chipmunk cheeks, digging squirrels and geese flying in formation are some of the many signs that she records and photographs. She gathers up a variety of leaves that have fallen and hurries home to make an autumn book with photographs and leaves to use during winter. Although some of the rhymes do not flow as naturally as the author's book "Tracks in the Snow" (Henry Holt and Company, 2003) title, the colored pencil on watercolor paper illustrations tell the story with all its autumn details. This is the fourth book with the same character who explores the seasons. Recommended for story times, preschools and school library collections about autumn.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Yee, Wong Herbert
Illustrator: Yee, Wong Herbert
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: preschool
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: fair
ISBN: 9780805099225
Price: 14.99