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The Think-Ups
When you can't go outside to play, it's time to call on your imagination--and summon all the marvelous creatures you can think up. What's there to do when you're stuck inside on a rainy day? If you're like Kiki, with a big imagination, you teach your sister how to play the Think-Ups. It's easy: you take turns thinking up any animal you like (A bunny! A moose! An octopus! A koala!) and, just like that, that creature (or several of them) will appear. In a blink, your house will be overflowing with hopping, hungry, messy Think-Ups. Quick, Kiki! What are the rules for ending the game? A charming story about keeping boredom at bay, with sure appeal for little animal lovers and creative thinker-uppers.
Book Details
- Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
- Publish Date: Feb 8th, 2022
- Pages: 40
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.90in - 10.30in - 0.40in - 0.90lb
- EAN: 9781536220124
- Recommended age: 04-08
- Categories: • Imagination & Play• Fantasy - General• Social Themes - Friendship
About the Author
Claire Alexander is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. She studied fine arts at the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Canterbury, England. In addition to her picture book work, Claire is a portrait painter and teaches courses in picture-book making at the House of Illustration in London. Claire Alexander lives in London.
Praise for this book
"A sweet visual idiom. . . A fast-moving story with two high-spirited heroes, Alexander's tale prizes imagination, creativity, and quick thinking." --Publishers Weekly The premise of an imagination run amok is a tried-and-true storytime winner, and this hits all the right notes from the lively pace to the familiar context to the toylike animals. . . . Rambunctious youngsters will appreciate the cheerful energy here.
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Alexander's exuberant text lends itself perfectly to reading aloud. . . Kiki and Anna's rapidly shifting emotional extremes are dead-on and offer additional points for discussion. . . . A deftly executed homage to the power children possess to imagine away a dreary day. --Kirkus Reviews Alexander's sweetly cartoonish illustrations are very funny. . . this delightful and imaginative romp will have readers giggling and wishing for Think-Ups of their own.
--School Library Journal
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Alexander's exuberant text lends itself perfectly to reading aloud. . . Kiki and Anna's rapidly shifting emotional extremes are dead-on and offer additional points for discussion. . . . A deftly executed homage to the power children possess to imagine away a dreary day. --Kirkus Reviews Alexander's sweetly cartoonish illustrations are very funny. . . this delightful and imaginative romp will have readers giggling and wishing for Think-Ups of their own.
--School Library Journal