Funny Face, Sunny Face

by Sally Symes, Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)

Overview

Loosely following a child’s daily routine, this charming and beautifully illustrated book celebrates all things toddler.

Loosely following a child’s daily routine, this charming and beautifully illustrated book celebrates all things toddler. Richly detailed scenes, cute characters, and rhyming text assure that even the youngest of children will join in, and adults will take pleasure in the colorful illustrations, however many times they’re asked to read!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763676063
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	03/24/2015
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Sally Symes has designed, written, and illustrated many books with numerous talented partners. She lives in England with her husband, two children, and Bumble the cat.

Rosalind Beardshaw has illustrated several picture books for children. She lives in York, England, with her partner, young son, and baby daughter.

Editorial Reviews

The vocabulary is on target, and it's easy to imagine children joining in with the warm, songlike wording. The pattern established by the page turns will encourage participation and guessing at the rhymes. A nice choice for those learning how to name the parts of the body, an enjoyable read and, of course, a proper goodnight book.
—Kirkus Reviews

Like a fresh, warm oatmeal cookie, this appeals to the senses and attracts children; it will be equally enjoyed at library storytimes, preschool classrooms, and family lap-reading sessions.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

From the Publisher

01/01/2015
PreS—Young animals mirror the toddlers in Symes's latest rhyming picture book. When a child with a "sunny face" is waking up in her bedroom, "Bunny face" is getting out of her bed. "Bear hair" (a cub), "fair hair" (a boy), "hardly any there hair" (a baby and a piglet). A group of children and animals make their way down the stairs with a favorite toy. After a healthy meal in their highchairs, all the friends go outside to spend the afternoon playing games and exploring their surroundings. The day ends with baths, stories and sleepy smiles. Beardshaw's mixed-media illustrations keep the rhythmic story full of energy. When the characters are doing activities such as dancing and playing musical instruments, they are cheerful and always with an equally bubbly friend. Librarians reading this book during toddler time can ask the children to touch or move different parts of their bodies as they are mentioned in the story.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada

School Library Journal

2015-01-10
What are we going to do today? "Bunny face, sunny face, wake up… / with a funny face!" Brief, catchy rhymes feature basic body parts (hair, hands, noses and feet, to name a few) with a touch of whimsy. They team nicely with bright, cheerful images centered on children and their animal friends to describe some of the ins and outs of being a toddler in this light stroll through a typical day, from morning to night. Toddlers will bounce along to the rhythm and giggle at the onomatopoeic wordplay as the friendly, multiethnic youngsters that populate the pictures nicely illustrate the text with warmth and energy. The vocabulary is on target, and it's easy to imagine children joining in with the warm, songlike wording. The pattern established by the page turns will encourage participation and guessing at the rhymes. A nice choice for those learning how to name the parts of the body, an enjoyable read and, of course, a proper goodnight book: "Nosy heads, cozy heads, all tired out… / and dozy heads." A simple, lively rhyme describing a toddler's day, with warm, joyful images that tykes and their caregivers will happily embrace. (Picture book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews