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| Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1—A deceptively simple, nearly wordless tale of friendship and sharing. The story begins on the endpapers, where a boy throws a beach ball and it floats out to sea. The next page has only the words "what if…?" and shows two sea lions playing with it until it rolls onto the beach. One sea lion goes ashore ("And what if…?"), where a third sea lion joins in ("Then what if...?"), leaving the first one alone and sad. Next comes a page with the word "or," and this time the second sea lion brings it back to the first, leaving the third one out. In the third "what if," the sea lion out to sea comes ashore to join the other two, and the three play together, and then head off, leaving the ball in the sand. Seeger's grasp of children's concerns and ability to visually tell a full story with minimal words is masterful here. She captures the complexity of friendship and sharing in a way that will speak to kids and invite discussion. The illustrations are saturated with color. The sea lions are depicted with minimal lines, yet still imbued with personality. The artist marries the charm of her "Dog and Bear" books with the thick color washes of First the Egg (2007, all Roaring Brook) to create something new and yet familiar. This book is perfect for parents and teachers looking for books on interpersonal relationships, or just a great book to share.—Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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| A young boy kicked a beach ball into the air. The sand was beneath his feet and gulls flew overhead as the waves came to shore. What happened to the ball? What would happen if two seals bounced the ball from nose to nose and then the ball rolled back to the sand? One seal grasped the colorful ball in between his flippers. "Then what if . . . ?" They sat on the seawall tossing the ball between them when another seal began to sadly eye them from the water. Many different "what ifs" could happen. Would they dive under the water, leaving the ball on the beach, would one seal go to play with the loner, or would they all play together? "What if . . . "
This minimalist book of possibilities lets the reader think about what might happen to a beach ball and seals under different circumstances. The reader can easily tell the story in his or her own manner, thinking about the different possibilities or endings this book has. Essentially, a boy kicks a beach ball into the ocean, two seals find it, begin to play, and a third seal looks to them for friendship. I liked the vibrant, colorful artwork that expressed the story more than its wording. This book reminds me of the "choose your own adventure" type books loved by older children. This deceptively charming book will be loved for its simplicity, yet adored for its larger message! |
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