PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK --- This clever picture book isn't so much a story as a wonderful prompt for engaging in storytelling. Not all questions have answers, and the questions posed within the pages are accompanied by expressive illustrations that effectively encourage participation. What did the lion get the lamb for her birthday? Who is on the other side of this door? How did the cow get all the way up there? An excellent aid for the imagination, one that could appeal to the young pre-schoolers up to middle primary aged readers. Lindy
Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a mind-tickling ode to the open-ended. Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead – to stories. Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to vivid life by, Caldecott Honor Artist, Christian Robinson’s bright and whimsical illustrations, Twenty Questions is a charming invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds.
Mac Barnett is the author of many highly regarded picture books for children, including Just Because, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault; A Polar Bear in the Snow, illustrated by Shawn Harris, and John's Turn, illustrated by Kate Berube. He is also the author of several books illustrated by Jon Klassen, including Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, a Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read-Aloud Award winner; the Shape trilogy; and The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, an E. B. White Read-Aloud Award winner. Find him online at macbarnett.com and on Instagram and Twitter as @macbarnett. Christian Robinson is the bestselling illustrator of several books for children, including Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena; The Bench, by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex; and Just in Case You Want to Fly and When's My Birthday?, both written by Julie Fogliano. Find him online at theartoffun.com, on Instagram as @theartoffun and on Twitter as @theartoffunnews.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK --- This clever picture book isn't so much a story as a wonderful prompt for engaging in storytelling. Not all questions have answers, and the questions posed within the pages are accompanied by expressive illustrations that effectively encourage participation. What did the lion get the lamb for her birthday? Who is on the other side of this door? How did the cow get all the way up there? An excellent aid for the imagination, one that could appeal to the young pre-schoolers up to middle primary aged readers. Lindy
There are no right or wrong answers. Each question is a trigger for a potentially wide ranging discussion. It’s a wonderfully interactive picture book. Read it and see where a child takes you. * Children's Book of the Week, Sunday Times * This brilliant picture book is fantastic for sharing with inquisitive minds […] Playful and profound, with bright artwork that seems deceptively simple, yet demands attention, this is sure to be a future classic in the vein of John Burningham’s Would You Rather? * BookTrust * The perfect book for curious minds. * Armadillo Magazine * Featured in the Bookseller's children's previews for April '23. * the Bookseller *
