thanks to the rice daddies blogaversary book "contest," we received a new book in the mail last week. tae now fully believes that any package that arrives must be for her - she picked up the package and exclaimed, "tae's!! inside!!" before i could even unlock the door.
anyway, the zoo is currently in heavy rotation, as is the kane/miller book catalog that accompanied the book. go figure. marketing does work.
the zoo has been translated from korean and is about a little girl and her trip to the zoo with her parents. in a dorothy-esque kind of way, parts of the book are in shades of gray, and parts are in a vibrant palate of colors - rainbow sherbert meets baby gap kind of colors.
in the book, the parents' story is in gray and the little girl's story is in color. tae has picked up on the fun little nuances of the book - missing animals and a missing pink boot. the little girl's hair is a bunch of squiggles, which i just love. the animals come alive in colors, and actions - purples and greens and oranges create a unique look. and, the fact that there aren't a lot of words to the book makes for easy reading and opens the book up to a hundred and one creative interpretations.
so here's a big shout out to the rice daddies for reaching on year old, and for sharing their love and books with the rest of us. thanks!! \m/
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