Seeing new things and learning new words opens so many doors for children! With this unique book, youngsters follow a bustling family through their busy day. The story unfolds through simple header sentences and bright, detailed illustrations. Each scene is teeming with people, places and things. But what makes this book really different is that each of the narrative, "real world" scenes is followed and further developed by an abstract, interactive one. After the family gets dressed, for example, the readers are invited to choose their own outfits from a global closet of clothing. This alternating pattern enables the theme of each "real world" scene to be amplified, and gives the book a simple, repetitive rhythm. AGES: 2-6 SELLING POINTS: Literacy: Includes illustrations for over 700 items on themes like animals, home, food, jobs and familiar places, to build vocabulary, introduce eco-friendly lifestyle choices and promote literacy Interactivity: Invites young readers to engage with the text and pictures in many different ways Inclusivity: Includes images of people of many different sizes, races, cultures, lifestyles and abilities. Illustrations were developed with the help of an inclusivity specialist Endless Enjoyability: Clever, detailed scenes offer new ideas for families to explore and share every time they open the book AUTHOR: Sophie Fatus is a full-time illustrator whose beautiful and quirky portrayal of the world has brought many Barefoot Books stories to life, including 'If You're Happy and You Know It!' and 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'. Sophie makes her home in Florence, Italy.

 

This book was published 2014 by Barefoot Books Ltd .

Sophie Fatus studied architecture, sculpture and design in Paris and illustration in Italy. She has authored and illustrated numerous children's books published in Europe and Japan. She lives in Florence.