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32 pp.
| Enchanted Lion
| April, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-59270-245-9$16.95
(2)
K-3
Translated by Annie Prime.
Two siblings embark upon a night in a tent in the backyard in this charming Swedish import. Their adventure is indeed grand until darkness falls, accompanied by mosquitoes, sharp rocks between shoulder blades, and the "need to poop." So the children return inside to their father and find happiness. Soft illustrations--clear, spare pencil sketches overlaid with loose washes of watercolor--establish a gentle, slightly offbeat family scene.
Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2018
24 pp.
| Kids Can
| April, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-612-8$15.95
(4)
K-3
In this Swedish import, two dozen or so simple activities, organized seasonally, are designed to reinforce basic mathematical concepts (counting, shapes, etc.); unpretentious vignettes feature children happily engaged in the tasks at hand. Many of the activities are pedestrian ("How many snowballs can you make in 1 minute?"), but they will provoke thought and, equally valuably, get kids out of the house.