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In the grand tradition of "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens" comes an uplifting tribute to 100 everyday things worth celebrating. The list, in rhyming couplets, draws directly from a preschooler's world - from slippery floors to dinosaurs, from goldfish to a birthday wish. Amy Schwartz weaves a masterful balance between art and text, with each of the 100 items portrayed as its own well-observed and warmly detailed vignette. While the contents provide readers with a frame of reference for the quantity of "100" - a celebratory milestone in preschools and early elementary grades - the oversized pages envelop young children in the wonderful things surrounding them.
Praise for 100 Things That Make Me Happy
STARRED REVIEW
"A fun, engaging read."
--School Library Journal, starred review
Author Notes
Author-illustrator Amy Schwartz, best known for her warm, humorous tales with a kid-centered point of view, and her pen-and-ink artwork, died suddenly on February 26 at her home in Brooklyn. She was 68.
Schwartz was born April 2, 1954 in San Diego. She began her art studies at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She transferred to the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, where she majored in drawing and earned her B.F.A. in 1976. Schwartz illustrated The Breakfast Book (1979) as well as a second title for Chronicle Books. She was working as a production assistant at Simon & Schuster when her first picture book, Bea and Mrs. Jones was published by Bradbury Press in 1982. That same year the book was cited in the New York Public Library¿s selection of 100 Best Children¿s Books.
Throughout the 1980s Schwartz was especially prolific, writing and illustrating her own books as well as illustrating works by other authors including Amy Hest, Eve Bunting, and her father, Henry Schwartz, with whom she would eventually collaborate on four projects. This steady schedule allowed her to write and illustrate books full-time.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Toddler-PreS-What makes toddlers happy? Seeing themselves and those they love engaged in fun activities in the pages of a book. A rhyming text and bright artwork round out the appealing package. Whether it's "White snow/Cookie dough," "Grandma's lap/A gingersnap," or "Brother and Sis/Good-night kiss," this feel-good board book captures the high notes of a busy child's day. Well worth celebrating.-Luann Toth, School Library Journal © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Starred Review. Move over, BuzzFeed, Schwartz (Dee Dee and Me) has come up with the ultimate list-and it rhymes: Red bow/ Tic-tac-toe/ Hula-hoops/ double scoops. It seems pretty effortless, especially given that most of the sources of happiness catalogued are pretty down to earth. But in fact, Schwartz employs some skillful anti-soppy strategies to ensure her book stays bright, breezy, and buoyant. Hairpin category turns-putting Something sweet (a trio of cupcakes) adjacent to a parakeet-create a sense of playful spontaneity. The tightly rendered illustrations, which usually appear in twos or three against white backgrounds, have a refreshing emotional reticence; the kids happiness is shown as matter-of-fact and grounded rather than euphoric or manic. And then there are the descriptions themselves, eloquent in their unfussiness: its enough to say Grandmas lap (the rhyme is completed with a gingersnap) and show an image of a child snuggled up and reading with this beloved adult-the author knows her audience can fill in the rest. Schwartz isnt the first to try a compendium of this sort, but she sets a new benchmark. Ages 3-6. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.