Board book: All Is Merry and Bright

All Is Merry and Bright. Jeffrey Burton. Illustrated by Don Clark. 2018. 26 pages. [Source: Review copy]

First sentence:

THERE
IS A
FEELING
IN
THE
WORLD
WHEN
LIGHTS
SHINE
STREETS
ARE
FILLED
WITH
JOYFUL
SMILES
CHEER
AND
GOODWILL [...]

Premise/plot:  I don't know that there is a plot. The text is sparse--sparse and lovely. This should be considered an illustrated poem in board book format. 

My thoughts: This board book is oversized. The pages are super-thick--much thicker than your average board book. The illustrations are bold and bright--or should I say MERRY and bright. Many--if not all--of the illustrations are embossed. If your little ones love to TOUCH everything and get giddy from feeling certain textures, this one should please and delight.

Text: 3 out of 5
Illustrations: 5 out of 5
Total: 8 out of 10


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