Synopses & Reviews
On her day in town with her mother, a little girl starts off with an empty big green pocketbook& #151; just like her mother& #146; s& #151; and along the way collects pieces of her day to put inside, inventing stories for each treasure. & #145; Studded with inventive imagery.& #133; A playful and most suitable setting for this winsome story with its timeless theme.& #146; & #151; Publishers Weekly. & #145; Bond& #146; s cheerful illlustrations show a lively youngster exploring and enjoying the world around her.& #146; & #151; SLJ. < p=""> < awards=""> 1993 Pick of the Lists (ABA)< wards="">
Synopsis
On her day in town with her mother, a little girl starts off with an empty big green pocketbook—just like her mothers—and along the way collects pieces of her day to put inside, inventing stories for each treasure. ‘Studded with inventive imagery.… A playful and most suitable setting for this winsome story with its timeless theme.—Publishers Weekly. ‘ Bonds cheerful illlustrations show a lively youngster exploring and enjoying the world around her.—SLJ.
1993 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)
About the Author
Felicia Bond is the illustrator of numerous books for children. In addition to the If You Give . . . series, she has also illustrated, among other titles,
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown and
Little Porcupine's Christmas by Joseph Slate. She's the author and illustrator of the Poinsettia books,
The Day It Rained Hearts,
The Halloween Play, and
Tumble Bumble. An avid animal lover, reader, and cook, she lived for many years in New York and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Felicia Bond ha ilustrado muchos libros para niños. Aparte de la conocida serie Si le das . . . , también ha ilustrado Big Red Barn por Margaret Wise Brown y Little Porcupine's Christmas por Joseph Slate. Es la autora e ilustradora de los libros Poinsettia: The Day It Rained Hearts, The Halloween Play y Tumble Bumble. Le encantan los animales, los libros al igual que cocinar. Vivió en Nueva York durante muchos años, y ahora vive en Austin, Texas, y Santa Fé, Nuevo México.