In my room A book of creativity and imagination

Jo Witek, 1968-

Book - 2017

"In her room, one little girl can be anything she wants to be and go anywhere she wishes to go, all with the power of her imagination (and paper, markers, and crayons, of course!)"--

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Children's Room Show me where

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Subjects
Genres
Picture books
Published
New York, NY : Abrams Appleseed 2017.
Language
English
French
Main Author
Jo Witek, 1968- (author)
Other Authors
Christine Roussey (illustrator)
Item Description
"Originally published in French in 2016 under the title Ma petite chambre by ©⁹ditions de La Martini©·re"--Title page verso.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN
9781419726446
Contents unavailable.
Review by Horn Book Review

A young girl realizes that she can take on any role she can imagine--without even leaving her bedroom. She imagines being a jungle explorer, racecar driver, office worker, rock star, and more. Bright, whimsical illustrations with naive, childlike accents set each scene; die-cut cardstock pages--graduated in size and oriented vertically--emphasize the girl's ever-expanding musings. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

A child's imagination is a wonderful thing, and in recognition of this fact, there is no lack of picture books that delve into a youngster's world of fantasy.What makes this one different is the format. Designed to be rotated 90 degrees to read, with thick pages that turn toward readers, each spread depicts a new imaginary scene via a series of graduated and mitered panels like colored tab folders. In first-person voice an ebullient girl asserts, "In my room, I can go anywhere I want to, and be anything I want to be. All I need is paper, crayons, chalkand my imagination!" Her scrawling drawings evoke her pretend worlds in subsequent spreads as explorer, princess, writer, sailor, swimmer, bride, veterinarian, and rock star. The girl's black-and-white line figure sports a red hair bow, paper-white skin, and rosy cheeks, with appropriate accessories for each pretend role. As explorer, two horizontal lines of red on each cheek evoke "war paint," although the colander on her head confuses easy associations. Lots of white space effectively focuses attention on the girl, and swirls of crayon colors lend an aura of childlike spontaneity. The latest in Witek and Roussey's Growing Hearts series (All My Treasures, 2016, etc.), this is a room full of appeal. A clever acknowledgement of the importance of imaginative play. (Picture book. 3-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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