Synopsis
A trip to the park with Daddy is full of joyful opportunities to climb, to jump, to swing, to be lifted . . . Up! Once again, award-winning poet Kristine O’Connell George takes a playful look at the world through the eyes of a very young child. With a theme every parent and toddler will recognize, her brief stanzas, accompanied by Hiroe Nakata’s bright watercolor paintings, perfectly capture the thrill and exuberance of being “Up!”
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1-A father and his toddler share a day of fun, doing simple everyday things. After a family breakfast, Dad dresses his energetic, bouncing daughter, and off they go with the tot on his shoulders, "Grab Dad's ears./Off to the park-/look who steers!" She rides on swings and seesaws, climbs up and rolls down hills, and slides down the slide. Finally, "Up in a tree,/I'm safe and snug-/tucked inside/my daddy's hug." Whimsical and bright watercolor art combined with rhyming text and lots of smiles make for a fun father-and-daughter outing. An easygoing selection for most collections.-Wanda Meyers-Hines, Ridgecrest Elementary School, Huntsville, AL Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.