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The toddler in Kathy Stinson's Red Is Best has a problem. As she explains on the opening page of this appealing picture book, "My mom doesn't understand about red." Red is Kelly's favourite, and yet her mother is forever trying to convince her to wear other colours. Her mother's reasons are uniformly practical--for example, "Your red mitts have holes in them"--but they fail to take into account the magical powers her pint-sized daughter knows her red things possess. Her brown mittens may be warmer, but "my red mitts make better snowballs." Similarly, Kelly's red stockings help her jump higher, her red boots take bigger steps, and her red pyjamas "keep the monsters away when I'm sleeping."
In Red Is Best, Kathy Stinson takes a simple idea--the clash between the imaginative world of the toddler and the commonsensical world of parents--and develops it with humour and feeling. The enduring popularity of this understated picture book (first published in 1982) is no doubt due to its avoidance of the saccharine language and contrived story lines of so many picture books for this age group. But it also lies in Stinson's understanding of the toddler mind and in illustrator Robin Baird Lewis's lighthearted depiction of the feisty Kelly (who could be a younger sister of that famous 1950s picture-book heroine Eloise). The conclusion to Red Is Best distils toddler logic perfectly. "I like red," Kelly says, "because red is best." (Ages 2 to 4) --Lisa Alward --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A delightful little book to read with youngsters, who find themselves explaining similar things to their parents. (Lake County Parents 200701)
Delightful. (School Library Journal 201003)
No. 1, Top 32 Books You Should Read Before You Grow Up (Canadian Children's Book News )
No. 1, Top 32 Canadian Books for Children That You Should Read Before You Grow Up (Book News ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Delightful. (School Library Journal 201003)
No. 1, Top 32 Books You Should Read Before You Grow Up (Canadian Children's Book News )
No. 1, Top 32 Canadian Books for Children That You Should Read Before You Grow Up (Book News ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A mini book!,
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I was happy with how quickly this arrived but did not know this was going to be a mini book. It should be made more obvious that this is a mini book to the buyer.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Rip Off,
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I can't believe it was a mini book. I wish I would have read the other reviewers before ordering it and paid attention to the size. Waste of money.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed in a miniature.,
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I was very happy with how quickly the book arrived. This was one of my childhood favourites, but my excitement was severely dulled by the fact that this book is a ninth the size of the original! How can I enjoy and be immersed in the book when I can hardly see the detail? Very disappointed. Now I'm reluctant to re-buy this in the larger size because this book feels like a waste.
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