Follow the glittery line that runs through this picture book and turns itself into all kinds of things: the waves above an octopus, the veins in a leaf, the wrappings curling around a mummy, and the trapping threads of a spiderweb. Candace Whitman's catchy rhyming text is brought to life by a host of creepy critters from first-time illustrator Steve Wilson.
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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 4—Through bouncy verse and lively artwork, this creative collaboration explores the many different ways that lines are used. Readers will immediately be drawn to the glittery textured line that appears across the cover and continues throughout the book. Whitman's descriptions employ a great range of adjectives and verbs, and Wilson's graphic-style art captures the actions of the lines with a host of colorful animal and monsterlike creatures engaged in various activities. For example, "Lines that twist" (the illustration shows a school bus navigating along a serpentine road), "lines that sway" (blades of grass bend gracefully in the wind), "lines that swish the flies way" (a cowboy-boot-wearing horse dispatches insects with its tail). Lines can also "curve" and "curl" (as in a mummy's unwinding bandages), "swirl" (from a whale's spout), and "zigzag" (across a rainstorm sky). The book's design showcases specific descriptors in a cursive font that uses the textured glitter to maximum effect. This emphasis makes the connection between word and art even more striking. Children will enjoy this book on many levels. It can be read independently for pleasure or used in a variety of ways in the classroom. Art teachers in particular will find this a wonderful addition to their curriculum.—Maura Bresnahan, High Plain Elementary School, Andover, MA
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About the Author
A native of Long Island, New York, Candace Whitman studied art history at Yale and went on to earn a master's in art education at NYU. She became interested in children's books while teaching art to kids. Candace is also pursuing a master's of divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary.
When Steve Wilson was a little kid he found real Bigfoot tracks and crop circles. It's true! Since then he has been drawing weird things like UFOs, mythological monsters, aliens, ghosts, animals, cars, superheroes, clouds, and boats. He also works in TV animation design. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
When Steve Wilson was a little kid he found real Bigfoot tracks and crop circles. It's true! Since then he has been drawing weird things like UFOs, mythological monsters, aliens, ghosts, animals, cars, superheroes, clouds, and boats. He also works in TV animation design. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Amy Steele
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The previous reviewers have said it all- this book is fantastic! The blue glitter lines throughout the book are inviting (I even love tracing the lines), and the retro illustrations initiate further conversation about the situations in the pics (eg.wind blowing, people waving, monsters hiding behind trees). The small details in the pics add a lot of interest. I primarily bought this book because monster pics were included, and I was not disappointed- they are plentiful and the bonus of the cool lines just creates an awesome book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a fun, vibrant and adventuresome little book that few hands can resist touching!
November 7, 2009
Format:Hardcover
There are all kinds of different lines from straight to wiggling and swirling. The pink snake's tail has a little wiggle to it and moves from side to side. If an elephant tries to walk across a rickety old suspension bridge the lines of it are going to bend and droop. If a giant octopus sticks his tentacles up through the surface of the water and points them to the sky the lines on the surface of the water will be wavy. A kitty cat's whiskers are long and curvy and can tickle, tickle a little girl's chin. A bulb or seed can sprout and the lines are here and there helping the leaves look to the sun.
Even if you've thought this book has run out of lines there are ones that "stick right out," trap, hide, run "side by side," curve and curl, swirl, criss-cross, mend, "lines with doggies at the end," scurry, "lines in threes," you can find them in trees, there are ones that twist, sway, you'll see the horse's tail swish those old flies away, zigzag lines in a storm, rainbow lines and more. What kinds of lines can you think of?
This is a fun, vibrant and adventuresome little book that few hands can resist touching. Each line or set of lines in this book is raised and sprinkled with bright blue glitter. Each page will set your little ones hands moving to find where the line or lines are going as the urge to follow them is simply irresistible. The simple rhyming scheme would make this one fun to use during circle or storytime, but you can count on lots of little hands wanting to touch the book even before you put it down!
Even if you've thought this book has run out of lines there are ones that "stick right out," trap, hide, run "side by side," curve and curl, swirl, criss-cross, mend, "lines with doggies at the end," scurry, "lines in threes," you can find them in trees, there are ones that twist, sway, you'll see the horse's tail swish those old flies away, zigzag lines in a storm, rainbow lines and more. What kinds of lines can you think of?
This is a fun, vibrant and adventuresome little book that few hands can resist touching. Each line or set of lines in this book is raised and sprinkled with bright blue glitter. Each page will set your little ones hands moving to find where the line or lines are going as the urge to follow them is simply irresistible. The simple rhyming scheme would make this one fun to use during circle or storytime, but you can count on lots of little hands wanting to touch the book even before you put it down!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I picked this book up at the library the other day, and my daughter liked it so much I put it on her wish list. My daughter has a sensory processing disorder, as well as fine motor issues, and it's been great for her to try to trace the bumpy lines with her finger. The illustrations are really cute, the "story" is rhymey, it's not winning any Pulitzers, but it's readable.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lines that Wiggle
Each year I search for books to add to my elementary classroom library, and this was a wonderful addition! Read more
Published 2 months ago by June
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
I used this book to introduce the variety of lines that can be created. It is a children's book, but I used it in a high school art class.
Published 4 months ago by G Ma
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rough and Bumpy Feel-able Lines!
"Lines That Wiggle" is a book about lines that go all over the place and lines that bend.
Other kids would enjoy it, because some of the lines are rough and bumpy so you can... Read more
Other kids would enjoy it, because some of the lines are rough and bumpy so you can... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Young Mensan BookParade
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fun book that my elementary students love
I use this book when I introduce my unit on lines. It's a fun read with good rhymes. My students love to act out the different types of lines and draw them in the air. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Elizabeth Rosenberry
3.0 out of 5 stars
eh
although young children seem to enjoy this book, my opinion is that it's rather medicore. with strange rhymes and unusual subjects, my guess is that children are responding to the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by xberly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great in the art room
My elementary art students loved this book! It is a great way to introduce lines. They loved the monsters and the funny expressions the monsters had on their faces. Read more
Published on September 20, 2009 by Melissa T. Taylor
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