  | Some of these are snails Author: Higgins, Carter | |
| Price: $21.68 | ||
Summary:
From the creative force behind Circle Under Berry comes a deceptively simple picture book exploring sorting, comparatives, and quantifiers that teases the brain, twists expectations, and teaches basic ideas in unusual ways.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/23)
Booklist (+) (12/01/23)
The Hornbook (00/05/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/01/2023 *Starred Review* Higgins expands her exploration of colors, shapes, and patterns in this companion to Circle under Berry (2021). She pairs the simple, rhythmic, occasionally rhyming text with cut-paper collage artwork (hand-painted and digitally enhanced), in which she creates recognizable animals from basic shapes. For example, turtle is a circle // circle is a snail // green circles / orange circles // circle circle square, depicts the mentioned items in vivid greens and oranges set off against a white background. The concepts and artwork become more complex as the book progresses: can you sort by color? / can you sort by size? / can you sort by shape / or find the animals with eyes? invites readers to participate in an “I spy” type of game. Other spreads ask readers to distinguish birds and mice (all pink triangles), compare the number of stripes on a variety of animals, and determine which animal has the most wiggles (curves). Other concepts introduced include comparative sizes, indefinite quantities (all, none, some), and vocabulary of scale (“teeny tiny” versus “huge enormous”). Ideal as a read-aloud, this should have wide appeal: lap-sit toddlers will enjoy the sing-song verses, preschoolers will focus on the shape and color concepts, kindergartners will learn simple ways to draw animals, and emergent readers will appreciate the predictable text. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
