What Do You See? Sarah N. Harvey. Illustrated by Jane Heinrichs. 2021. [September] 22 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: What do you see when you lie on your back? A lion. A monkey. A train on a track.
Premise/plot: What Do You See? is a board book for little ones. Every spread asks the question--what do you see? It's meant to be from a young toddler's perspective. Readers also notice--though the text never calls attention to it--that there is an older brother and a new sibling on the way. (And from the looks of things, they will all be sharing a room together! In fact, it looks as if he's transitioning from the crib at the beginning of the story to a bottom bunk bed (with guards) by the end of the story.)
My thoughts: I liked it okay. It is one of the books that 'celebrates' the ordinary moments of family life. Dare I say it more mundane moments of life? These are moments that life is made of--and there is something precious in them that you rarely appreciate in the moment. These are the moments that you almost always take for granted.
© 2021 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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