PreS—Thirteen short action poems encourage children to play with language and to express themselves in play. A photo of a white duck swimming is paired with the rhyme: “Jump in and paddle/webbed feet can dabble./Splishing and splashing and waddling say…/Quack!” Below it is an image of a child playing in the tub with a rubber duck. An illustration of a picket fence missing one of its posts accompanies the rhyme: “Tongue gives a wiggle,/tooth gives a wriggle./Grin with a gap as you say peekaboo./Smile!” The picture depicts a baby showing his teeth while a preschooler looks at his missing tooth in a mirror. Preschoolers will enjoy looking at the beautiful color photographs, listening to the poetry, and mimicking the actions. A great choice to encourage parents to interact with their children in imaginative-play activities.

A great choice to encourage parents to interact with their children in imaginative-play activities.

Linda Staskus
Parma Regional Library, OH, Library School Journal

Whether you consider [it] poetry or story, this would be an excellent book for one-to-one sharing with a toddler. Recommended.

Ellen Heaney Canadian Materials

“Bouncy rhyming verses use simple language and great rhythm to engage the youngest listeners. An enthusiastic salute to the power of imagination.”

Kirkus