Together
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 2 to 4
- Recommended Grade
- 1
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554512089
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $19.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554512072
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $8.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Acclaimed children’s writer Hazel Hutchins explores the concept of what-goes-with-what in her new picture book for pre-schoolers, whether it’s buttons that keep your shirt together, or shoelaces that keep your feet in your shoes. Playful text coupled with lively illustrations will keep children engaged and encourage them to build their vocabulary.
As young children struggle, literally, with keeping it all together, here’s the book to help them from coming undone, blowing away or falling apart. From getting dressed at the start of the day to leaving school at the end, there is plenty of opportunity throughout the story to make connections.
About the authors
Hazel Hutckins est l'auteure de plus de 30 livres pour enfants, y compris l'album illustré primé Mattland, une œuvre qui est aussi illustrée par Duan Petricic. Hazel vit à Canmore, en Alberta.
After many years of juggling writing, raising her children, and making a home with her now deceased husband, Hazel spends her days writing full time. Winner of Writer's Guild of Alberta Award for Children's Literature, she has written children's short fiction for Chirp, Chickadee, and Cricket.
When answering where the inspiration for A Second is a Hiccup came from, Hazel comments, "I decided to see if I could find other ways to describe time. When the writing began to flow in poetic form - and when I came up with the engaging title line A Second is a Hiccup - I knew I had begun a labor of love. The book went through many incarnations....in one version I actually brought in centuries and eons! Good grief! But it finally returned to exactly what it should be...immediate, simple and close-to-home. It is my sincere hope that children of all types will enjoy finding and celebrating, among the pages, the many ways they spend their time."
Alice Priestley has illustrated numerous books including five other children’s stories. Out on the Ice in the Middle of the Bay was shortlisted for a Mr. Christie Book Award and the Amelia Frances Gibbon Award. Her other books include Winning the Girl of the Sea, The Watcher, Clouds on the Mountain and Someone’s Reading This Book. She lives in Toronto with her husband and children.
Editorial Reviews
“The playful language is rich with imagery ... A perfect fit for story time.”—Resource Links, 02/10
“… a great book for teaching the concept of together … But even deeper than that, it’s also an important reminder of what keeps us together as a family: a daily expression of our gratitude at simply being together.”—edwardsmagazinebookclub.com, 08/27/11
“… a real winner… charming … cozy, comforting … will give great pleasure to reader and listener alike. Highly recommended.”—CM Reviews, 11/09
“... there are many valuable lessons to be learned from this story, but perhaps the most important is the idea that a hug is what keeps a family together ...”—Kirkus, 11/09
“... exuberant ... warming the cockles of most hearts ...”—The Globe and Mail, 24/10/09
Librarian Reviews
Together
“Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage...” Toddlers are encouraged to enhance their vocabulary through their exploration of eight items that have the job of keeping other items together in their daily lives. Playful digital illustrations, full of movement, accompany the lively rhythmic text.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2010.
