The original illustrator of this classic picture book provides faithfully recreated artwork to replace the lost original illustrations, and together with the jazzy but simple prose, offers young readers a look at a busy day and quiet night on the roads.
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With its important lesson told in rhythmic word patterns, Brown's cautionary tale from the '40s receives new life with illustrations--after the original style--by a Caldecott-winning artist. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died over 45 years ago, her books still sell very well. Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading. She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them. She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper. Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I hope the library doesn't lose this book,
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This review is from: Red Light, Green Light (Blue Ribbon Book) (Turtleback)
This is my daughter's FAVORITE book. We have taken it out of the library on 4 different occasions over the second and third years of her life. I would love to have it in print again, and there is no need to update the pictures, they are very attractive to young child. Even weeks after we have read it and then come to a stop light, she still says "red light they they cannot go, green light they can". Find this book and give it to a young person you love.
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A Charming Classic,
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This review is from: Red Light, Green Light (Blue Ribbon Book) (Paperback)
I love Margaret Wise Brown and believe she was a poet at heart. She even manages to do it with Red Light, Green Light. The simple story of stoplight is charming and my four-year-old enjoys it. And the art work, as always, is extraordinary.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I hope the library doesn't lose this book,
By Donna Hickling (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Red Light, Green Light (Blue Ribbon Book) (Turtleback)
This is my daughter's FAVORITE book. We have taken it out of the library on 4 different occasions over the second and third years of her life. I would love to have it in print again, and there is no need to update the pictures, they are very attractive to young child. Even weeks after we have read it and then come to a stop light, she still says "red light they they cannot go, green light they can". Find this book and give it to a young person you love.
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