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In My New Yellow Shirt

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When the author's son, Sean, was about four, he got a new yellow shirt and thought that he was a banana. In this picture book, the author thinks of that incident and tells the story of a boy and his friend, Sam. The birthday boy gets a new yellow shirt from his Aunt Betty. He puts it on and he is a splashing duck, a roaring golden lion, a zooming taxi, a daffodil, a fish, and a lazy bug. He is many other things set in a variety of scenes, even a trumpet in a parade, and a thumping banana in a kitchen. As night falls, the shirt must be taken off, but it becomes something else that will illuminate the night.

We discovered this book almost by accident, and a happy accident it has been. The title turned up as if by magic as a suggestion when my wife was searching for some totally unrelated titles...the eerie part being that our son's favorite color is yellow! Obviously he loves the book. It does a great job showing a child what a wonderful thing an imagination is; it's great for stoking imaginative play. I heartily recommend it, even for kids who prefer blue, or green, or red, or orange...

The story My New Yellow Shirt by Henry Holt is about a boy who gets a new yellow shirt for his birthday and it becomes a treasure to him. He uses his imagination to be anything he wants. This story teaches me that I can use my imagination when ever I want.
This reminds me of getting a new yellow shirt for my birthday just like the boy .It also remind me of using my imagination to create make -believe places, just like the boy.
I would give this a 10 out of 10 because it remind me of when my aunt gave me something special that I treasure, just like the boy who treasures his new yellow shirt.

We got this book for my son when he was only 16 months old, so he obviously couldn't follow the story line yet. He still can't, but this has been one of his favourite books from the beginning. It must be the style of the pictures as well as the everyday situations they depict (having breakfast, going to bed, playing in the tub in the yard, etc.) - kids can really relate. And as for the adults, we can also appreciate the sense of humour the book has - such as the license place "GRNMA" for a car driven by an elderly lady (supposedly Sam's grandmother). And once your child reaches the age when he/she an follow the plot, I'm sure he/she will enjoy the book even more.
My son has been taking this book off the shelf almost every day since he got it. I highly recommend it.

All 4 of my grandchildren loved the book, Eileen really relates to children and she is the best.

This book is wonderful. It uses words my daughter is now beginning to learn and understand, and reinforces it with pictures. I highly recommend it!