All We Need
A rhyming narrative provides riddling descriptions of things humans need to survive and thrive, with the answer to each riddle revealed with the drama of a page turn. “All we need / is what falls from above / to fill up our glass and our bucket and tub, / to drink to feel cool, to splash when it’s hotter … / All we need … / [turn page] “ … is water.” The need for air, to learn, a home, food, family and friends, and finally, to share, are each illuminated across six other riddles. Readers and listeners can follow a cast of diverse children and families throughout the watercolor, gouache and colored-pencil illustrations in a visual story that culminates with everyone gathered at a community meal. ©2022 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Margaux Meganck
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-7
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Community
Families
Friendship
Sharing
Stories in Rhyme
Wants and Needs
Diversity subject:
Multicultural General
Muslim
Publisher:
Bloomsbury
Publish Year: 2021
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781619638747
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Wolff