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Up Up Up Down
CCBC Review:
A brown-skinned toddler and parent’s day begins with the child eager to get out of the crib (“Up, up up!”) and then lifted out by the parent (“Down!”). A similar pattern, with occasional variations in layout and pacing, takes readers through breakfast (no/yes), dressing (on/off), leaving (hurry/slow down), swimming (can’t/can), playing in the sandbox (make/break), etc. A series of small visual vignettes shows a variety of other activities (Fun fun fun) in which the two are engaged until day’s end, when a woman—presumably mommy—returns home. The adorable, round-bodied toddler isn’t identified by gender, nor is the loving adult caretaker, although the two have matching haircuts—clipped close on the side, longer on top. The uncluttered pencil and digital illustrations are full of warmth, just like the family they depict. ©2020 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Kimberly Gee
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 1-3
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Families
Opposites
Routines
Toddlers
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Publishers:
Penguin Random House, Putnam
Publish Year: 2019
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9780525517337
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Gee