 Loading...  | Smiling eyes Author: Park, Linda Sue | |
| Price: $24.48 | ||
Summary:
A celebration of eyes--showcasing the variety of Asian eye shapes and hues.
| Illustrator: | Wen, Lenny |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (01/01/25)
School Library Journal (+) (00/12/24)
Booklist (00/02/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Other - 11/04/2024 Using rhythmic, rhyming couplets-"Brown eyes/ green eyes/ hazel or blue// You can see me/ and/ I can see you!"-this upbeat narrative by Park (My Book and Me) follows an East Asian-cued protagonist from awakening to bedtime. As language expounds on the concept of perception, the child observes others’ expressions ("Smiling eyes/ bright eyes"), notes various ways of sensing the world (including using glasses and braille), and employs their "mind’s eye." Many encounters result in opportunities to initiate connection: the child helps an elder with "worried eyes" navigate stairs, and comforts a toddler with "sad eyes" who’s lost an ice cream cone. Wen (Wolfgang in the Meadow) builds an emotionally textured world around the spare narrative-richly painted in gouache and detailed in colored pencil, luminous light-soaked images evoke a child’s appreciation of a day of noticing and attuning. Characters are portrayed with various abilities and skin tones. Ages 4-8. Author’s agent: Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown Ltd. Illustrator’s agent: Christy Ewers, CAT Agency. (Feb.) - Copyright 2024
