AGE LEVEL
1 and 2 year-olds
GENRE
Poetry
REVIEW
With stunning illustrations and a thoughtful yet easy-to-understand rhyming text, this Caldecott honoree beautifully presents a poem about the common experiences in peoples' lives everywhere. The text and images alternate between the experiences of individual families/groups and how these are played out in everyone's lives around the world. Scanlon and Frazee show that we all have our ups and downs. For example, one scene shows families getting caught in an unexpected downpour, as the text notes, "Slip, trip, stumble, fall / Tip the bucket, spill it all / Better luck another day / All the world goes round this way". Yet the next scenes show how a bad day can turn around, as one of these rain-soaked families enjoys a warm meal lovingly prepared by the chefs at their local restaurant: "Table, bowl, cup, spoon / Hungry tummy, supper's soon / Butter, flour, big black pot / All the world is cold and hot". 1 and 2 year-olds will be transfixed by the gorgeous images of intimate scenes and breath-taking natural panoramas, will enjoy following the everyday adventures of several characters who recur throughout the book, and will love repeating the "All the world..." phrases. An excellent book to encourage a sense of wonder and the knowledge that we humans are so much more alike than different.
LIBRARY PROGRAMMING IDEAS
Keeping in mind the scene of families and friends gathered together for a party toward the end of the book, one great action song to accompany this book during toddler storytime would be:
COME ALONG AND SING WITH ME
(to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb", change the day of the
week as needed)
Come along and sing with me, sing with me, sing with me,
Come along and sing with me, on a Tuesday morning.
Come along and clap with me, clap with me, clap with me,
Come along and clap with me, on a Tuesday morning.
Come along and roll with me....
Come along and stretch with me....
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