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"Fleming's vibrant picture-book hodgepodge surely lives up to its title."-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Fleming makes learning a fun, colorful experience . . . This unique combination of playfulness and learning . . . will keep young readers enthralled. [The Everything Book] truly has everything.."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"All the first concepts children learn are endearingly presented in Fleming's vibrant, distinctively textured style . . . The illustrations are both accessible to children and simply lovely to adults."-The New York Times Book Review
A new board-book edition of the bestselling
The Everything Book
Denise Fleming knows what babies and toddlers love. Her art has universal appeal, with its vibrant colors and rich textures. She is known for her ability to enliven the most basic concepts-the concepts every child needs to learn in order to thrive.
In this board-book edition of the wildly popular The Everything Book, Ms. Fleming has gathered and illustrated all the essentials: ABCs, 1-2-3s, colors, shapes, and more. Bright, bouncy babies and exuberant toddlers abound in this joyful board book.
Amazon.com Review
Aptly named, The Everything Book is a hodgepodge of early learner words, numbers, poems, and concepts. But, without a doubt, the gorgeous illustrations are the real star of the show, created by Denise Fleming by pouring colored cotton fiber through hand-cut stencils. Readers and art appreciators of all ages will want to surround themselves with the delicious, ripe colors. Whether she's writing about traffic lights ("We all must obey them / Even the Queen"), a robin's nest, or the colors of fruit, Fleming imbues her subjects with vivid hues and exquisite shapes. Children will pore over the loosely organized book; the sparse structure allows readers to create their own stories, lingering over Summer, for example (with "summer" as its only text), to count the flies, spy the squirrel, and admire the pair of sunflowers.
Readers can practice the alphabet, count crocodile eggs and ladybugs, make faces, learn about shapes, and play with kitchen "toys": cups, pans, spoons, bags. Towards the end of the book, the theme becomes nighttime-sleepytime, with verses about winking blinking fireflies and bunnies and chicks getting ready for bed. Children will love the big, color-drenched pictures and simple words. Grownups will want to frame the art and hang it all over their house. Fleming's In the Small, Small Pond was a Caldecott Honor Book. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter
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