What I Like - Softcover

Catherine and Laurence Anholt are one of the world's leading author and illustrator partnerships. A husband and wife pairing, they have produced around ninety children's books and have won numerous awards, including the Nestle Smarties Gold Book Prize for Chimp and Zee. They live in Lyme Regis, England.

PreSchool-K-- Cheerful watercolor cartoons and rhyming text chronicle the likes and some dislikes of six typical preschoolers. "What I like is . . . time to play/ a holiday/ toys/ (some) boys/waking early/ hair all curly." Left-hand pages, framed with a narrow band of color, feature the multiethnic children (including a set of twins). The right-hand pages have a large scene or several vignettes illustrating each of the pleasures and horrors; endpapers and the final page depict a common bond--they all enjoy making friends and playing together. The pleasant layout, broad white spaces, and large print create an appealing package with the only hint of its British origin being one child's thermos flask at snack time. A perfect springboard for discussion. --Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NB
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