Sunday, March 25, 2007

Adele & Simon



For Children's Book Monday hosted by Elise at A Path Made Straight, I have chosen to highlight Adele & Simon. I discovered this book as I searched for Christmas books for my children. As soon as I saw this one, I knew my daughter would love it.

It is the story of a Adele and her little brother, Simon, walking home from school. Simon is a curious little boy who loses things along the way--coat, scarf, crayons, hat, etc. On each page, you can search for what he has lost.

The pictures by Barbara McClintock (one of my favorite illustrators) are amazing--beautifully rich and detailed with an old-fashioned charm and water color quality. Also, you will get a great lesson about Paris. Adele and Simon's walk home carries them through familiar areas and landmarks of the city with notes in the back about each.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

I think that Kyle would really enjoy that one as well.

Elise @A Path Made Straight said...

I love books (and so do my boys!) where you can find things in the pictures! This sounds wonderful! Thanks!

Laura said...

Thanks, Kelly-sounds wonderful. Ella, too, loves searching for objects on pages.

Queen of Carrots said...

Oh, that sounds really fun!

Learning Mom said...

This sounds like a beautiful book. I'll have to find it and share it with my kiddos!