![]() ![]() ![]() The visual elements will capture readers’ attention, and the story offers valuable opportunities for discussion of how one person’s actions can influence events far beyond their own surroundings. Even youngest children will grasp the idea that good deeds and positivity beget more of the same.ĭynamic blends of crayon and watercolor create an impressionistic scene that still conveys eye-catching detail. Night and day, light and shadow, groups of old and young people spending time together: it’s a satisfying portrait of the feast of life. Stein’s spreads are dense with colored pencil and crayon lines and crammed with visual information. ![]() Certainly there’s a lot to discuss here, and some adults may want kids to make connections with their own actions, but this is also just a lovely way to look at life.Ī series of kindly acts comes full circle in this heartwarming, yet never saccharine story from Stein. Realistic, heavily colored, and intensely detailed, the illustrations invite children to look closely and see the way people across the globe are connected: the smiles, the pets, the music. David Ezra Stein’s crayon art is playful and vivid.Ī playfully profound picture book that does its part in passing on good feelings. ![]()
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