The sky's no limit in a witty, near-wordless picture book about a child on a swing and the wonders of the imagination.One child. One swing. An obliging dad. Excited cries of 'higher! higher!' Add Leslie Patricelli's bold, comical illustrations and an everyday pastime reaches new heights of humour. How high can it go? Higher than a giraffe? Taller than a mountain? Is Earth the final frontier? The creator of a popular series of board books rises to the occasion with an ingenious picture book of very few words that expresses the giddy glee of being pushed in a swing.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Beehive Award. It was recognised in the Horn Book Award - Picture Book category by the Boston Globe. It also was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Candlewick Press, U. S. .

Leslie Patricelli's highly original books for babies include Dummy and Blankie. Leslie lives in Idaho, USA.