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"A happy and festive choice for toddler lapsits." - School Library Journal
Big Bear is carrying a glass Christmas ornament. Fluffy Raccoon has a Christmas star. And Reindeer is dragging along an entire Christmas tree. But where are all the animals going?
A delightful story about forest animals celebrating Christmas together. For toddlers ages 24 months and up, with a focus on the child's world.
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I'm Anita Bijsterbosch . I was born in 1961 in The Netherlands. My entire life, I have loved reading. As a child, I could spend hours thumbing through books, looking at the pictures and hoping I could one day make such beautiful illustrations myself. I studied the images down to the smallest detail and made up my own little stories to go along with them.
After high school, I took drawing and painting lessons in small galleries in my neighborhood. And I learned a lot from drawing and painting books. But I also mastered many techniques simply by experimenting with them on my own.
When my children were still young, I read them a bedtime story every night. I rediscovered that some picture books are real pieces of art. That's when I got the ambition to make my very own picture books.
I was remarked by the jury of the Key Colours International Illustrators Award 2012 . The book Whose Hat is That? was published by Clavis Publishing and every book I have made since has been even more successful.
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School Library Journal Review
Toddler-PreS-Fluffy Raccoon has a Christmas star in his backpack. Silly Hare is carrying a flowerpot. Pretty birds are hanging a string of lights from their beaks. Where are they going? Bijsterbosch's charming illustrations depict friendly animals, all bringing various Christmas decorations to Fox's home. Though the writing is simple and the art is uncomplicated, there are as many as four different fonts on a page featuring 15 words. On the last page, "Owl arrives in time to celebrate Christmas," but there is no mention in any of the previous text about Owl running late or the other animals being worried about his timely arrival. Still, toddlers will love the bright, cheerful illustrations, even if the story is slight. VERDICT A happy and festive choice for toddler lapsits, though a strictly additional purchase.-Jessica Ko, Los Angeles Public Library © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
