Today Is for You!
by Sally Lloyd-Jones (Author) Kevin Waldron (Illustrator)
Sheer exuberance fills the pages of this picture book celebration of the promise every day brings.
Where will you go on those traveling feet?
Who will you love? Who will you meet?
Be a little seed. Get carried away!
Go WILD into the brand-new day.
From the bustle of the morning to the quiet of bedtime, every new day is filled with possibility. Follow a group of children as they find fun at every turn--dancing, playing games, picnicking, reading a book, climbing a mountain, or just shouting out their enthusiasm to the world. Sally Lloyd-Jones's upbeat text integrates with Kevin Waldron's high-energy mixed-media illustrations for a story that exudes unabashed joy.
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"Be who you are. And be that the most," large purple letters proclaim toward the start of Lloyd-Jones's exuberant declarative poem about living life to its fullest. Variants on a refrain loosely map the course of the day: "Hello! Good morning!/ (And how do you do?)/ Clap clap/ your hands/ today is for you!" as text urges the energetic appreciation of every moment ("Throw your arms open/ Stand up free and tall./ And love the world--/ Yes, love it all!"). Alongside giant graphical text, poster-like mixed-media artwork by Waldron depicts semi-silhouetted kids of varied abilities and skin tones approaching their nature-filled day with apparent enthusiasm, from morning until bedtime. One child plays guitar, a dozen cartwheel and climb a tree, and so on, lending the work an idyllic vibe reminiscent of "Free to Be... You and Me" and Oh, the Places You'll Go! Ages 3-7. (Feb.)
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JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
Stories in rhyme
Play
Happiness
