Five Minutes (That's a Lot of Time) (No, It's Not) (Yes, It Is)
How long is five minutes? Well, it depends. To a boy waiting in line with his mom at the post office, “five minutes is forever!” Ditto when he’s sitting in traffic, drying the dishes, or waiting for the bathroom. Five minutes during a dental appointment is agonizingly long. It’s an eternity when he’s standing in line for a rollercoaster, but it’s not nearly long enough for the ride itself. Other times, like when he’s taking a bath, it’s just a waste of time. But five minutes is the perfect amount of time for a good story before going to bed. Expressive pencil and acrylic illustrations depict a brown-skinned, multiracial boy in this highly relatable exploration of the subjectivity of time coauthored by UW-Madison graduate Liz Garton Scanlon. ©2020 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Olivier Tallec
Wisconsin author
Liz Garton Scanlon grew up in Vail, Colorado and spent summers in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where she later moved and attended high school. She graduated from UW-Madison (1990). She currently lives in Austin, Texas.
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-5
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Perspective/Point of View
Time (Concept)
Diversity subject:
Brown Skin Unspecified
Publishers:
Penguin Random House, Putnam
Publish Year: 2019
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780525516316
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Scanlon