Smile/Cry: Happy Or Sad, Wailing Or Glad How Do You Feel Today? (Hb)

Author: Tania McCartney

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9781921966989
  • : Exisle Publishing Limited
  • : Exisle Publishing (New Zealand)
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  • : January 2016
  • : 215mm X 285mm
  • : Australia
  • : 19.99
  • : March 2016
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  • : Tania McCartney
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  • : Hardback
  • : 316
  • : Jess Racklyeft
  • : en
  • : 823.92
  • : From 5
  • : bl2016006560
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Barcode 9781921966989
9781921966989

Description

An innovative flip-over picture book for young kids, showcasing the full emotional range of their formative years. A fun, flip-over picture book for children that reads from both front and back. Smile/Cry is an innovative picture book for young kids, showcasing the full emotional range of their formative years. Readers' follow three adorable characters - piglet, bunny and cat - as they react emotionally to a variety of events and circumstances from everyday life. From an 'ate all the pies' smile to an 'ice-cream plopping down cry'; from a 'cosy under blanket smile' to a 'need a band-aid quick cry', children will empathize with the tear-jerking calamity of a popped balloon or lost toy, or feel the smiley warmth of a being tickled. It's the little things that touch the hearts of children the most, and Smile/Cry typifies both the small joys and challenges that are the essence of childhood. Younger kids will respond to the soft whimsical illustrations, while older readers will learn more about the range of their emotions - how it's possible to cry with happiness and also smile with trepidation. The clever 'flip book' format means that the 'Smile' story reads from front to back, while the 'Cry' story reads from back to front, with both delicious narratives meeting in the middle. A heartfelt picture book that will be treasured for years, Smile/Cry is perfect for ages 3 and upwards.

Author description

Tania McCartney is an award-winning author of both children's and adult books, with a particular passion for picture books. An experienced editor, illustrator, speaker and publisher, she has written over a thousand articles and reviews, both in print and online. She is also the founder of Kids' Book Review, one of the foremost children's literacy websites and an Australian Ambassador for the National Year of Reading (2012). Her previous books with EK Books include An Aussie Year, Peas in a Pod and Tottie and Dot. Jess Racklyeft works with a medley of materials including watercolours, paints and digital bits and pieces. She was selected for Luerzer's Archive 200 Best Illustrators of the World 2013/2014 and the Etsy Design Awards, and has been a finalist in the Kids' Book Review Illustration Competition. Along with creating picture books, Jess works with Australian card companies, US-based agency Astound, and sells prints through markets and bookshops. She is involved in Illustrators Australia and writes for their magazine Outline. In her spare time, she creates paintings in conjunction with her three-year-old daughter.