Each month a child adds something to an empty box, including a red foil heart in February and toasted pumpkin seeds in October.
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From Publishers Weekly
An empty wooden box becomes a treasure trove of mementos in this deceptively simple picture book. The left page of each spread features a cumulative list of the months of the year, which grows longer as the book progresses. An unseen narrator names the seasonally appropriate items he will place in the box--one for each successive month. The result is a rainbow jumble, consisting of such things as a wild daisy from June, a red foil heart from February and a turkey's wishbone from November. Concepts of color identification, the seasons, counting, and spelling are cleverly--and subtly--woven into Crews's ( Bigmama's ; Freight Train ) eye-catching page designs. Hand-tinted photographs of the box and its contents have a grainy, almost palpable texture. This airy volume might also serve as encouragement for budding storytellers and scrapbook compilers. Ages 3-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-A beautiful collaborative effort. The narrator, who only appears on the cover, places one object for each month into a box. The months are listed on the verso of the double-page spreads as a red foil heart for February, a robin's feather for March, and a purple eggshell for April, etc., are added. Crews, in a departure from previous books, uses photographs screened with a "lasergrain" pattern and adds color by hand with film overlays. The page layout and color backgrounds are striking. An appealing title that issues a warm invitation for preschoolers to share their specially gathered treasures.
Susan Pine, New York Public Library
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Susan Pine, New York Public Library
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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