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This Is a Window
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The power of childrens’ imaginations takes center stage in this gorgeous, playful rhyming picture book about a group of kids who build a make-believe world in their homes.
Just look at what you can build out of ordinary stuff when you follow your imagination! Children and their caretakers will love this beguiling child-led tour of a make-believe world constructed from everyday household and backyard objects. Words and pictures work together cleverly to spark eureka that “ship” is really a table, that “dark cave” is really a laundry basket, and more, as a day full of building, playing, and pretending turns into bedtime. Children will use their own imaginations and storytelling skills as they figure out what the book’s busy characters are up to in the gorgeous collage-style art. With perfect rhymes that make it an irresistible read-aloud, this delightful book is a classic in the making perfect for a wide audience of parents and childcare professionals, especially anyone seeking a book that celebrates creative play.
Just look at what you can build out of ordinary stuff when you follow your imagination! Children and their caretakers will love this beguiling child-led tour of a make-believe world constructed from everyday household and backyard objects. Words and pictures work together cleverly to spark eureka that “ship” is really a table, that “dark cave” is really a laundry basket, and more, as a day full of building, playing, and pretending turns into bedtime. Children will use their own imaginations and storytelling skills as they figure out what the book’s busy characters are up to in the gorgeous collage-style art. With perfect rhymes that make it an irresistible read-aloud, this delightful book is a classic in the making perfect for a wide audience of parents and childcare professionals, especially anyone seeking a book that celebrates creative play.
40 pages, Hardcover
Published April 9, 2024
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March 26, 2024
A child’s imagination is such a beautiful and wondrous thing. This perfect little book shows us just how creative they can be. The story uses simple, rhyming text along with vibrant and colorful illustrations to tell us the many ways these kids use their imagination. We get to see them use different things and places around the home in the most creative ways. We loved the zoo on the shelf, the store in the living room, the picnic table as a boat and the bathroom as a kingdom. It was so fun. We love the ending and you will too. We received this as an ebook ARC but we loved it so much we will be adding it to our home library and gifting to several friends. This would be a great addition to any early childhood classroom as well. The possibilities are endless. I highly recommend this story. Enjoy this adventure with your little ones.
March 16, 2024
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.
This preschool - Kindergarten-aged picture book focuses on the whimsical nature of play and the way kids stretch their imagination. Readers see the neighborhood kids turn a bathtub into a kingdom, a tree into a city, and a picnic table into a boat.
This story is meant to tell the tale of children at play and all the imaginative things they can do while just being at home but I feel it falls flat. The artwork does not further the prose - in fact, sometimes it is confusing - and with prose as ambiguous as “here is a zoo,” it does not visually spell out what it is implying. It might be best for an adult-child read aloud rather than a storytime so that the reader can take the time for the child to really study the illustrations. The story itself is not that compelling, so the artwork needs to make up for its lack of plot, and although it is “cute” it isn’t very easy to see what is going on. Perhaps a secondary addition to those looking to purchase younger picture books for their home.
This preschool - Kindergarten-aged picture book focuses on the whimsical nature of play and the way kids stretch their imagination. Readers see the neighborhood kids turn a bathtub into a kingdom, a tree into a city, and a picnic table into a boat.
This story is meant to tell the tale of children at play and all the imaginative things they can do while just being at home but I feel it falls flat. The artwork does not further the prose - in fact, sometimes it is confusing - and with prose as ambiguous as “here is a zoo,” it does not visually spell out what it is implying. It might be best for an adult-child read aloud rather than a storytime so that the reader can take the time for the child to really study the illustrations. The story itself is not that compelling, so the artwork needs to make up for its lack of plot, and although it is “cute” it isn’t very easy to see what is going on. Perhaps a secondary addition to those looking to purchase younger picture books for their home.
March 31, 2024
This Is A Window is an imaginative, stunning, reminiscent, creative, engaging, fun, and rhyming book! I absolutely adore the way this story taps into the creativity and dreams of youth. I remember playing all kinds of made up games with my sister during our childhood. Together we spent our free time in enchanting worlds. This book brought back so many childhood memories. It brought the biggest smile to my face. Although this book has little text, the words are poetically written and flow beautifully. I adore the fun illustrations, the fact that children are playing their imaginative games together, and how close this book hits to home!
#ad Thank you to the publisher for the free copy!
#ad Thank you to the publisher for the free copy!
March 4, 2024
A very pretty ode to the imagination and how it can take you from the confines of every-day in the home and garden to the city, to the forest, or even on a train-ride! Perfect inspiration to bust boredom and the blues on a rainy - or sunny -day!
May 5, 2024
Here's a fun book that celebrates the power of imagination. Conrad's rhyming text explains how things can be whatever you dream they can be. The illustrations are bright, textured, and colorful. This would be fun to read aloud.
Thanks to NetGalley and Astra Publishing House for the read.
Thanks to NetGalley and Astra Publishing House for the read.
February 19, 2024
This Is a Window is a reminder to all of us the power of imagination. It tells the story of children taking everyday things and creating fun adventures.
April 4, 2024
Guaranteed to spark imagination, creativity, and play. The possibilities!
April 6, 2024
What a great celebration of childhood friendship and imagination!
April 14, 2024
Such a sweet, beautiful book with a fun rhyme scheme. Perfect for read alouds and for children to explore on their own.
April 29, 2024
Sweet celebration of imagination and seeing ordinary things in a different light.
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May 7, 2024A sweet book about the power of a child's imagination.
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May 9, 2024A book about the wonders of imagination written in the form of an SAT analogy question
May 14, 2024
A whismical pre-school age picture book about the beauty of imaginative play.
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