“Press Here,” by Herve Tullet. (Chronicle Books) Children are invited to press, shake, and blow on a series of colored dots to make the dots change colors, get bigger, pop and more. Lucas says, “The interactive nature of this book encourages young children to actively participate in the reading process. This is one of those books that takes creative leaps which can be recreated by kids with some paper, a few crayons and kids’ own ideas.”
“Saturday,” by Oge Mora. (Little, Brown and Company) Ava always looks forward to Saturdays, when she and her mother do special things together. This particular Saturday, however, their plans seem to be thwarted again and again. Lucas says, “With stand-out illustrations, this story perfectly encapsulates the idea that even when things are going wrong, you can still enjoy spending time with someone you love.”
“Summer Song,” by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek. (Harper Collins Publisher) Horning says, ”With their latest collaboration, Madisonians Henkes and Dronzek complete their picture-book quartet about two children playing outside in each of the four seasons. All the songs of summer are in this volume: the insects, the birds, the thunderstorms, the air conditioners and fans and sprinklers and lawn mowers. And beneath it all is the ever-present green of the grass, and leaves, and weeds, and trees. Henkes invites young children to use all of their senses to observe the natural world, and parents will appreciate that these are experiences that are easy to replicate in the real world, even in the midst of a pandemic.”
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