Book Descriptions
for Out and About by Shirley Hughes
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Eighteen original poems abundantly illustrated in full color represent young children playing in all types of weather during each of the seasons. Four double-page spreads suggest a panorama of seasonal neighborhood activities. As always, Hughes excels at portraying toddlers acting their ages and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds and generations. (Ages 3-8)
CCBC Choices 1988. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1988. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
The internationally acclaimed Shirley Hughes offers a treasury of seasonal poems that evokes the day-to-day experiences of the very young.
"Watch out, fences, "
"Fields, and town "
"From the top of the world"
"I come rolling down."
In this joyous collection of poems, Katie and her little brother, Olly, are ready for whatever each day offers--sunshine, wind, rain, mist, or snow. From the happy sights and sounds of the beach to the quiet beauty of leaves in a rain puddle, this exuberant volume captures to perfection the everyday wonder of being out and about.
"Watch out, fences, "
"Fields, and town "
"From the top of the world"
"I come rolling down."
In this joyous collection of poems, Katie and her little brother, Olly, are ready for whatever each day offers--sunshine, wind, rain, mist, or snow. From the happy sights and sounds of the beach to the quiet beauty of leaves in a rain puddle, this exuberant volume captures to perfection the everyday wonder of being out and about.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
