It's Time! [Hardcover]

Kathleen W. Deady (Author), Jill Newton (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Growing Tree

It's Time!

Your 2 1/2-year-old thrives on predictable patterns of language and simple stories.

Tips for reading and sharing:

• With your child, point out the animals in each picture
• Ask your child what sound each animal makes
• Encourage your child to chime in on the refrain, "It's time!"

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-"It's time," a scruffy gray-and-white dog declares to an orange cat, and the feline happily runs off to spread the news. She repeats the phrase to a pig, who passes it on to a hen, and so on, until all of the farm animals are gathered together in the barn. When the dog moves aside and tells her friends to look, they hold back an enthusiastic cheer, whispering a gentle "Welcome" instead, "For there in a heap/lay three new puppies/fast asleep." Deady uses simple language, catchy rhymes, and a repeated refrain to build a sense of anticipation. This feeling of excitement is reflected in the brightly colored art, which shows a cast of appealing animals running to welcome the new litter. Textured brush strokes and the slightly stylized appearance of the creatures give the pictures the look of folk paintings. An easy-to-handle size makes this title a great step up from board books for toddlers.
Joy Fleishhacker, formerly at School Library Journal
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

PreS. This simple, rhyming story, part of the Harper Growing Tree series, will draw young preschoolers. With the refrain, "It's time!" on each double-page spread, suspense builds among the farm animals as they share good news and gather at the barn. Some of the pictures are lost because the book is too tightly bound, and toddlers may not appreciate the sometimes blurry, computer-generated art; but they'll love the suspense (Why is it time?) and the climactic discovery (three puppies have been born). Even after the surprise is revealed, kids will enjoy going back to the beginning, pointing at the animals, and chanting the refrain. Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (May 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694015652
• ISBN-13: 978-0694015658
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,179,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Delightful!, August 8, 2002

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Jane (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Time! (Hardcover)

This luciously illustrated book for the very young follows a variety of animals on a barnyard romp as they rush to celebrate the the arrival of the farm's newest additions--a litter of adorable puppies. The text is masterfully crafted to appeal to young listeners who will delight in the refrain and be drawn to wonder, "Time for what?" The charming illustrations add to the warmth and excitement of this appealing picture book, which parents won't mind reading again and again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Time!, May 11, 2004

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Y.H. Prum "Prumandy" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Time! (Hardcover)

IT'S TIME! is a must for the well-rounded preschool, kindergarten or first grade library. The story is instantly engaging to young readers, the illustrations are enormously appealing, and the rhyme is flawless. The ability to recognize patterns of rhyme is an important early literacy skill, one that helps children develop phonemic awareness (a phoneme is the smallest unit in spoken language). Rhyme should be a large part of the early childhood literacy curriculum as this important skill is a precursor to later reading success. IT'S TIME! offers young children the opportunity to participate in the story on the first reading by anticipating the rhyme. Through subsequent readings, the child will easily memorize this buoyant text, giving him or her the ability to "read" this joyful book independently. I have acquired thousands of books in my 24 years of teaching 3 to 6 year old children, and I know what appeals to these little people. IT'S TIME! is one of those books that is dragged off the shelf and onto a little lap time and again.