Bringing the Outside In
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
A rollicking book that reminds young readers to go outside and play!
“We’re bringing the outside in, oh, bringing the outside in. . . .”
Nothing takes the place of splashing in a puddle or jumping into a pile of autumn leaves. Along with the mud and sand that gets tracked indoors come memories that live forever! Mary McKenna Siddals has written a joyous anthem that encourages children to play in the dirt. It will surely resonate with today’s overscheduled as well as sedentary kids, and their parents.
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Four children make the most of the seasons in this exuberant appreciation of nature and sharing good times. Dashing outdoors after a spring rain shower, the children enjoy "Worms in our clutches,/ Wind in our hair,/ Boots full of puddle,/ Mud everywhere!" Their explorations end with "bringing the outside in" (mud and puddles, mainly), and everyone helps tidy up. Similarly, autumn finds the kids picking apples, jumping in leaves, and collecting acorns, then sweeping up stray leaves once everyone is back inside. The children are of varying ethnicities but appear to live together under the care of a kindly mother figure it's easy to envision this group as a happy adoptive family. By year's end, they have filled a box with photos, drawings, and treasured souvenirs. In energetic rhymes and tenderly detailed illustrations, Siddals (Shades of Halloween) and Barton (Uh-Oh!) capture the kinetic motion of this quartet of kids as they run, leap, fly kites, and make snow angels, their faces brimming with joy. Ages 3 7.
