Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna [Paperback]

Nancy White Carlstrom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 1991

Spending a day outdoors, Anna revels in the joys of sun, sky, grass, flowers, berries, frogs, ants, and beetles.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

An African-American girl has a solitary frolic with nature; according to PW , "a bucolic mood prevails" in this "simple, lively book that does verbal flips and somersaults in fresh word play." Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K In perfect harmony of text and illustration, Carlstrom and Pinkney extol the joy of being a vigorous, curious child exploring the delights of a lovely summer day. Exuberant Anna, a pony-tailed little black girl in a bright yellow dress, frolics through luxuriant flower gardens, a rasp berry patch, and weedy wildflowery meadows; rolls down a green hillside; hops across a cool, froggy stream; stands sturdily up in a tree; crouches to examine insects under a rock; and finally falls asleep in the grass. The text, in free verse form, is melodious with internal rhymes, repetitions, and varied rhythms. Exquisite full-page illustrations in water color, gouache, and colored pencil depict a charming girl amid brilliant floral mag nificence and radiate summer warmth and beauty. The facing pages set off the verses attractively with a border of blos soms and leaves and a center portrait of an individual bloom, berry, burr, or other element from the larger illustration. Pa tricia Pearl, First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, Va.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (March 30, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689714459
• ISBN-13: 978-0689714450
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #991,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nancy White Carlstrom started writing when she was seven years old and has been writing ever since. She says, "I write when I am happy and when I am sad, and especially when I celebrate God's creation. When you read This Is the Day, I hope it will cause you to look at your world and be surprised by wonder every day of the week."