The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Murphy, Mary

Some Things Change

32 pp. | Houghton | March, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-618-00334-7 $$9.95

(2) PS A penguin child explores different sorts of changes in this cheery concept book. Creative play allows a cardboard box to change from cave to ship; fluffy white clouds give way to bright blue sky. Physical changes are noted as proud parent measures growing child. Less tangible concepts are illustrated with familiar examples. Bright, saturated colors on heavy paper provide appealing backgrounds for the warmly depicted family at play.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2001