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by: Margaret Wise Brown
Amazon.com's Price: $6.99 Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780064437851
ISBN: 006443785X
Label: HarperTrophy
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: June 01, 2006
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Release Date: May 23, 2006
Sales Rank: 53174
Studio: HarperTrophy
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Product Description:
The important thing about being One is that life has just begun.
Look inside and discover all the important things about being Six, Five, Four, Three, One, Two, and YOU, in this lively picture book by Margaret Wise Brown, the beloved author of Goodnight Moon, with illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Chris Raschka.
Amazon.com Review:
The companion title to Goodnight Moon creator Margaret Wise Brown's 1949 classic, The Important Book, was published for the first time in 1999, with wonderful illustrations by Caldecott Honor recipient Chris Raschka of Yo! Yes? 'Yo, yes!' we say. Just as Brown's first volume distills the essence of everyday entities, this splendid rhyming picture book zeroes in on the most important things about being one, two, three, four, five, and six years old.
The important thing about being Four/ is that you are bigger than you were before..../ You can blink and think/ as quick as a wink./ You can open your eyes/ to a world of surprise.
Children love the process of reaching each new year's landmark, and this whimsical equivalent of a wall-notch height chart will thoroughly delight them. It is difficult to imagine the book without Raschka's wriggling, singing, flinging babies, toddlers, and kids of all colors, exquisitely crafted with vivacious brushstrokes and vibrant watercolors. He has also cleverly woven numbers into his illustrations--a five-pointed star behind the five-year-old, a pinwheel of six circles behind the six-year-old. The splashy modern artwork rejuvenates Brown's half-a-century-old rhymes, plants them squarely in 1999, and guarantees a future classic. (Click to see a sample spread. Text copyright 1999 by Roberta Brown Rauch. Illustrations copyright 1999 by Chris Raschka. Permission of Joanna Cotler Books, HarperCollins Publishers.) (Baby to age 6) --Karin Snelson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Did not live up to my expectations.
The original Important Book is core literature in our district. Its an awesome book which lends itself to many different writing prompts. This was a nice book not an awesome one. Third Grade Teacher
Rating:  - Number 1 for the classroom
This book is a great book for the classroom. It is a great intro. to create an "Important Book" with your own class. We did it and the children loved creating a page to tell about what was important about them. We love it!!
Rating:  - Okay for Toddlers But Not for Older Children
I think they have the age range wrong for "Another Important Book." Rather than being for 4 to 8 year-olds, I think 3 and under might be more accurate.
Certainly my children (3 and 5; boy and girl) had little interest in this book. They found the drawings too babyish and the content just did not spark any calls for another reading.
Counting to 6? I've found my toes? Just all 'non-starters' for preschoolers and kindergarteners, unlike the original "The Important Book" ... Read More
Rating: - My daughter loves this book!
We received this book as a birthday gift. Although she is just 14 months old, my daughter adores this book -- especially the section on three-year-olds (The important thing about being three is ME!). She participates heartily. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: - An adorable picture book that talks about growing up
This book celebrates what is special about being a child. The same familiar pattern on every page, allows children to anticipate what will come next. It is a wonderful book to share with young children.
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