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| Genre/Form: | Picture books for children Fiction Juvenile works Picture books Juvenile fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Preschool |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kevin Henkes |
| ISBN: | 9780062866103 0062866109 9780062866110 0062866117 |
| OCLC Number: | 1100448049 |
| Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm |
| Other Titles: | Sunflower lion |
| Responsibility: | Kevin Henkes. |
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"A sun, a flower, and a lion. . . . Henkes creates an impeccably designed story that's rewarding for toddlers and early readers alike. . . . With imagination at its center, this participatory read-aloud also cleverly introduces the concept of simile and metaphor. . . . As brilliant as can be." -- <em>Kirkus Reviews </em><strong>(starred review)</strong> "Masterfully employing brush and ink, with a striking color palette . . . Henkes creates a simple but thought-provoking story. Using panel illustrations, the book is divided into chapters, setting the pace of the narrative and helping the reader understand comparisons between items. . . . A perfect book for storytime reading or family bedtime sharing." -- <em>Booklist </em><strong>(starred review)</strong> "Meet the sun . . . a flower that looks like a lion; and a lion, who sees the flower and dreams about a field of them. . . . A perfectly paced picture book . . . An endearing, seemingly simple story with a wide-eyed and memorable protagonist, whose adventures will delight preschoolers and support and encourage those taking first steps toward reading." -- Horn Book <strong>(starred review)</strong> "A white circle with a scalloped yellow border-is it the sun? A flower? A lion? It's all three. . . . A great pick for beginning readers. . . . With a return to a . . . limited color palette like that of Henkes's award-winning Kitten's First Full Moon, this is a must-have for all collections." -- School Library Journal <strong>(starred review)</strong> "Simple words and repeating forms draw beginning readers into this iterative volume by Henkes. Its central visual element, a circle with a ruffled edge, could signify the sun, a flower, or a lion with a mane-and here, it's all three. . . . Yellow spreads convey warmth and light . . . in this lighthearted reading exercise." -- <em>Publishers Weekly</em> "As demonstrated in A Parade of Elephants, Henkes is a master in rendering the simple fascinating . . . A story that's warm and . . . gently humorous. . . . Two-color art, in shades of black and yellow, centers on the ruffled yellow circle that is variously sun, flower, and face of lion. . . . Perfect as a title to delight pre-readers and offer satisfying read-along opportunities." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Highly acclaimed author and illustrator Kevin Henkes captures simple beauties of nature in his new picture book Sun Flower Lion. . . . This short, concise chapter book . . . is easy to comprehend and features common things of interest to children ages four to seven, making it a perfect addition for homes and classrooms of preschool and early elementary school-aged students." -- Portland Book Review "There's something new under the sun: Sun Flower Lion is a fresh spin on the traditional cumulative tale. . . . Imagination, not action, fuels the narrative. . . . [Henkes] spur[s] toddlers to look for similarities among images. The book concludes with a cozy, applause-worthy curtain call." -- Shelf Awareness Read more...
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- Lion -- Juvenile fiction.
- Animals -- Infancy -- Juvenile fiction.
- Flowers -- Juvenile fiction.
- Imagination -- Juvenile fiction.
- Sun -- Juvenile fiction.
- Lions -- Fiction.
- Animals -- Infancy -- Fiction.
- Flowers -- Fiction.
- Sun -- Fiction.
- Imagination -- Fiction.
- JUVENILE FICTION / General.
- Animals -- Infancy.
- Flowers.
- Imagination.
- Lion.
- Sun.
