My Little Cities: San Francisco: (Board Books for Toddlers, Travel Books for Kids, City Children's Books)

by Jennifer Adams, Greg Pizzoli (Illustrator)

Overview

In this delightful series written by BabyLit author Jennifer Adams and illustrated by kidlit darling Greg Pizzoli, each book showcases a different city with sweet baby-appropriate text, ridiculously charming illustrations, and a light introduction to rhyme and opposites. High-chair travelers can explore the City by the Bay: cruise along the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, play with the sea lions at Pier 39, ride cable cars up steep hills, and have a picnic in lovely San Francisco.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452153919
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	07/18/2017
Series:	My Little Cities Series
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	819,197
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Adams is well known for her beloved BabyLit board book series. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Greg Pizzoli won the Geisel Medal for his first book, and his subsequent books have continued to garner much acclaim. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

"Can provoke a hundred wonderful questions from a budding travel enthusiast."—Geek Mom

"Can provoke a hundred wonderful questions from a budding travel enthusiast."—Geek Mom

"An appropriately bright and brief introduction."-Kirkus Reviews

"An appropriately bright and brief introduction."-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-09-26
Tour around San Francisco in this most recent entry in the My Little Cities series; follow a young, brown-skinned child with a baseball cap and their adult as they visit iconic landmarks.Each double-page spread shows text on the recto and an illustration on the verso. The simple text consists of rhyming couplets portraying mainly opposites in the City by the Bay: "Travel high / travel low" show them at the Golden Gate Bridge and in the San Francisco Bay Ferry in front of Alcatraz Island, respectively, while "Stop to eat / and stop to play" show them eating ice cream with the sea lions at Pier 39 and then flying a kite at the Cliff House. Simple digital collage illustrations in bright colors show them all around the city at such top attractions as Lombard Street, the Painted Ladies, and the cable cars. The diversity of the city is well-represented by smiling people, round-headed with round noses and skin of various different shades of brown. The author embraces San Francisco as a "city of parades and protest," illustrating "Lights at night / flags in day" with the Chinese New Year parade and then a varied group of people with the letters LOVE and a rainbow flag in front of City Hall. On the final spread are brief details on the 10 landmarks featured, useful for all ages. The companion title Paris, with a similar format, features the same child and adult enjoying the City of Light.An appropriately bright and brief introduction, probably better for younger preschoolers than toddlers. (Board book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews