FICTION

Show Me Happy

by Kathryn Madeline ALLEN
photos by Eric Futran. 24p. Albert Whitman. Mar. 2015. Tr $15.99. ISBN 9780807573495.
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PreS-Gr 1—A new offering from the creators of A Kiss Means I Love You (Albert Whitman, 2012) that is as charming as its predecessor. The large, attractive photographs of children are teamed with simple text to depict actions and emotions. Each page features the same textual formula "Show me…." One photograph features a girl interacting with a toy lawn mower for "Show me pushing," which is followed by "Show me pulling" and a photograph of a different girl pulling a younger boy in a bright wagon. The work displays opposites, emotions, and everyday activities with which young children will relate and identify. The text and images are clear and uncluttered. Young readers may feel inspired to act along with the pictures.
VERDICT A fine addition to most picture book collections.
Reviewed by Laura Hunter, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
Clear color photographs of a diverse group of young children illustrate this simple rhyme. Each attractive close-up picture demonstrates the meaning of an individual word or phrase; listeners may well want to join in. "Show me happy, / show me helping, / show me up, / show me down. / Show me holding, / show me giving, / show me hiding, / show me found."
 , Feb 01, 2015

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