Kimberly Gee

First sentence: Is that sunshine?

Premise/plot: Arlo invites friends over to celebrate the end of a storm. Sounds relatively predictable, right????

My thoughts: This book is WEIRD. W-E-I-R-D. Namely because Arlo has a stove that HAS A FACE and TALKS back to him (and sometimes sings). Arlo and Cooky (the stove) have a strong friendship. Arlo's friends seem unusual choices--but friendships can at times be unusual and unexpected. (I just never personally thought a rhino (that is what Arlo is???? isn't it????) would be good friends with a [tiny] worm. But really it is all about the talking stove to me. It was just a NO from the get go.… (mais)

From the moment his friends arrive, this energetic boy and his dad are ready for a day full of adventure and opposites. They giggle through a game of hide, hide, hide--find! Taking turns on the slide means stop, stop, stop--go! And of course there's sharing with mine, mine, mine--yours and then more generous yours, yours, yours--mine! Dad is close by supervising all the fun, until it's time to say bye, bye, bye--come again!

Kimberly Gee's expressive illustrations emphasize the playful fun between a boy, his friends, and his father in this clever concept book about playdate dynamics that are sure to entertain little (and big!) members of the family.

Text in both English and Spanish.… (mais)