My Big Barefoot Book of Wonderful Words - Hardcover

Sophie Fatus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782850910 ISBN 13: 9781782850915

Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Follow a bustling family through their busy day! Each scene is teeming with people, places and things, and youll meet people of all races, cultures, lifestyles and abilities as you go.

About this title

About the Author:

Sophie Fatus grew up in Paris and now lives in Florence. She has illustrated numerous picture books for publishers in Italy, Japan, Spain, France, and the UK. Sophie is passionate about animals and enjoys painting them in her artwork. When she's not illustrating, Sophie often runs children's art workshops in schools and gets involved in exhibitions of her work.

Sophie Fatus grew up in Paris and now lives in Florence. She has illustrated numerous picture books for publishers in Italy, Japan, Spain, France, and the UK. Sophie is passionate about animals and enjoys painting them in her artwork. When she's not illustrating, Sophie often runs children's art workshops in schools and gets involved in exhibitions of her work.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—Fashioned in word-book style, this loosely constructed "story" follows a busy Palabra family, including their pets Crunchy the crocodile and Zanzibar the cat. On colorful spreads, readers view the family members' various interactions from sunrise to sunset. For example, the book opens with "It's morning time at our house. The birds are chirping. Wake up, everyone!" The illustration is a cross-section of the house, introducing the characters and showing everyone waking up, getting dressed, and getting ready for the day. Vocabulary words are incorporated into the art and provide details of their house—kitchen, back door, porch light. Trips to the garden, market, library, and more are included along with more open-ended, direct address spreads that ask readers to decide, "What would you like to wear today?" and choose from clothing options such as salwar kameez, dashiki, kimono, or pink party dress. Another spread states, "Sam wants to be a baker. What do you want to do when you grow up?" Although inclusive of many cultures, this diverse word book lacks a glossary or back matter to assist readers with items they might not be familiar with, like a dream catcher, sari, or solar panels. An additional purchase.—Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782850910
• ISBN 13: 9781782850915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 46